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Asclepias curassavica
tropical milkweed
As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 531.H
- Date
- May 17, 1915
- Locality
- Near Hilo; terminal portion of 1880-1 lava flow
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6333, -155.4000
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 17, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Asclepias curassavica. BISH 73060. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956268723. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73060.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956268723 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026