Nomenclature: wfo-0000551246
![Kew Gardens K001125044: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8253]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/5fe140610173ce5b114af2b39c823fac.jpg "Kew Gardens K001125044: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8253]")
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![Kew Gardens K001125047: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8253]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/bb4ccbb21888170b4e23e6f4dd80e184.jpg "Kew Gardens K001125047: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8253]")
![Kew Gardens K001125048: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8253] Bangladesh](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/50f02c0221ca9a223b78e3df51115ad4.jpg "Kew Gardens K001125048: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8253] Bangladesh")
Asclepias curassavica Sp. Pl. : 215 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 1: 215. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001125044: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8253] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001125045: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8253] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001125046: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8253] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001125047: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8253] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001125048: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8253] Bangladesh Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 94213-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-2654713
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-2654713
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2025-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepiadeae > Asclepiadinae > Asclepias > Asclepias curassavica
Synonyms
- Asclepias aurantiaca
- Asclepias bicolor
- Asclepias cubensis
- Asclepias curassavica var. concolor
- Asclepias curassavica f. flaviflora
- Asclepias margaritacea
- Asclepias nivea var. curassavica
- Asclepias curassavica f. pallidiflora
- Asclepias curassavica f. kentingensis