Asclepias curassavica L. belongs to the Apocynaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 3 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Asclepias
Specific Epithet
curassavica
Authorship
L.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
11/28/2004
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Abel Iturralde
-14.444722, -67.884722
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Madidi, laguna Chalalan, río Yariapo. Bosque amazonico ribereño con Cecropia spp, Caliandra sp., Neea spp., Garcinia spp. y Jacaratia digitata.
Collectors
Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Paola Gismondi, Tatiana B. Miranda
Notes
Hierba 0,6 m con late; flores rojas con coronas amarillas.
1/14/2003
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Sfakia, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
42.025278, 14.067222
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
10/23/2003
Location
USA, California, Sonoma (Sonoma State University Arboretum)
Location Remarks
City of Rohnert Park, off Highway 101 south of Santa Rosa
Collectors
No collectors specified