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Asclepias curassavica

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BISH 73073Botany

Asclepias curassavica

tropical milkweed

As recorded: Asclepias curassavica L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: November 14, 1908
Locality: Hauula
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.6000, -157.9000
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

209 Bishop specimens of Asclepias curassavica · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Asclepias curassavica observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1908. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-04-01.

Asclepias curassavica observed 2024-04-01

2024-04-01

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asclepias curassavica observed 2022-09-20

2022-09-20

Heeia, HI 96744, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Asclepias curassavica observed 2021-04-05

2021-04-05

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) Addie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Asclepias curassavica observed 2018-05-12

2018-05-12

955 Kam Hwy, Pearl City, HI, US

(c) Ron Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Asclepias curassavica. BISH 73073. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956548592. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73073.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956548592 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026