Selected Herbarium Specimen Details (84) Download

Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Honduras. Cortés Dept. Alrededores del Lago de Yojoa.
Habitat:Bosque muy húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:600 m
Collector:L. Martínez 227
Date:22 Mar 1985
Accession No:195135
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Honduras. Cortés Dept. 45 km SW de la ciudad de San Pedro Sula. 15º 15’ 0” N -88º -34’ 0” W
Description:Hierba 50 cm alt., savia lechosa; flor roja. 
Habitat:Bosque muy húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:600 m
Collector:Z. Nolasco 195
Date:04 May 1985
Accession No:195732
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Honduras. Cortés Dept. Palmar, 12 km E de San Pedro Sula. 14º 7’ 59” N -88º -31’ 0” W
Description:Arbusto; flor amarilla. 
Habitat:Bosque seco tropical.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:100 m
Collector:E. J. Paredes 133
Date:10 Mar 1984
Accession No:195334
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Honduras. Comayagua Dept. Orillas del Río Chiquito, 2 km NE de Comayagua. 14º 30’ 0” N -87º -39’ 0” W
Habitat:Bosque seco tropical.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:850 m
Collector:H. J. Ramos 101
Date:17 Jan 1985
Accession No:196699
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Honduras. Yoro Dept. Aldea Las Minas, 7 km S del Progreso. 15º 24’ 0” N -87º -48’ 0” W
Description:Hierba; flores rojas. 
Habitat:Bosque seco tropical.
Reproductive State:Immature Fruit
Elevation:60 m
Collector:D. Ruiz 121
Date:30 Mar 1985
Accession No:195155
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Alrededores Colonia Kennedy.
Habitat:Bosque seco subtropical.
Reproductive State:Fruit
Elevation:1100 m
Collector:V. M. Figueroa 106
Date:13 Jan 1985
Accession No:195530
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Honduras. Santa Bárbara Dept. Aldea de Uncana, 10 km E de Ilama. 14º 58’ 59” N -88º -10’ 0” W
Description:Arbusto 2 m; flores amarillas-rojas. 
Habitat:Bosque seco subtropical.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:400 m
Collector:S. A. Paz 148
Date:21 Apr 1984
Accession No:197084
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: G. G. Robinson
Locality:Mexico. Hidalgo. San Antonio el Grande. 20º 17’ 36” N 98º 2’ 6” W
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:E. Romero L. 4-98-5
  with C. Basilio G.
Date:02 Apr 1998
Accession No:224048
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: G. G. Robinson
Locality:Mexico. Hidalgo. San Antonio el Grande. 20º 17’ 36” N 98º 2’ 6” W
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:E. Romero L. 10-97-21
  with C. Basilio G.
Date:27 Oct 1997
Accession No:224122
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: G. G. Robinson
Locality:Mexico. Oaxaca. San Baltazar Chichicapan. 16º 46’ 24” N 96º 29’ 36” W
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:G. Gomez 91-6-3
Date:10 Jun 1991
Accession No:208565
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: G. G. Robinson
Locality:Mexico. Oaxaca. San Baltazar Chichicapan. 16º 46’ 24” N 96º 29’ 36” W
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:G. Gomez 90-5-8
Date:12 May 1990
Accession No:205150
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Mexico. Veracruz. MEX 150, ca. 55 km E of Códoba.
Habitat:Burned-over roadside and thorn scrub area.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:1000 ft
Collector:R. W. Long 3145
  with D. Burch
Date:24 Mar 1970
Accession No:92671
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Brazil. Minas Gerais. Mun. Belo Horizonte: Renasencia, N of Belo Horizonte. -13º -42’ 0” S -40º -16’ 0” W
Description:Herb; petals red, anthers yellow. 
Habitat:Swamp.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:930 m
Collector:L. O. Williams 8036
Date:15 Aug 1945
Accession No:184873
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: R. P. Wunderlin, 1975
Locality:Colombia. Meta. Above Villavicencio. 4º 9’ 28” N -73º -37’ -31” W
Habitat:Tropical rain forest.
Reproductive State:Bud
Elevation:2000 ft
Collector:F. A. Barkley 38C031
  with G. Bouthillette
Date:09 Jul 1968
Accession No:107375
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: R. P. Wunderlin, 1975
Locality:Honduras. Copán. Valley of Ruinas de Copán. 14º 50’ 59” N -89º -8’ -48” W
Description:Upright herb; flowers yellow and red. 
Habitat:Open woodland.
Reproductive State:Flower, Immature Fruit
Collector:F. A. Barkley 40271
  with M. Hernández M.
Date:07 May 1970
Accession No:107208
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Brazil. Paraná. S of Ivaí, ca. 30 km E of Cianorte. -23º -43’ -19” S -52º -38’ -19” W
Habitat:Roadside forest.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:J. C. Lindeman 597
  with J.H. de Haas
Date:17 Mar 1966
Accession No:101796
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: R. P. Wunderlin
Locality:Mexico. Yucatán. Telchac Puerto. 21º 20’ 30” N -89º -15’ -48” W
Reproductive State:Flower, Fruit
Collector:J. Utley 67
Date:25 Mar 1970
Accession No:133914
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: R. P. Wunderlin
Locality:Mexico. Yucatán. Uxmal, among ruins. 20º 22’ 0” N -89º -46’ 0” W
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:H. Andorfer 20
Date:24 Mar 1970
Accession No:133913
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Jamaica. Surrey Co. St. Andrew Par.: Charlottenburg, Port Royal Mountains.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:3500 ft
Collector:G. R. Cooley 1271
Date:20 Jul 1952
Accession No:13700
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:St. Vincent & the Grenadines. St. Vincent. St. Patrick Par.:
Description:Erect perennial found singly at scattered places around the lower and middle elevations of the island; sepals china-red, 5-lobed; corolla orange. 
Habitat:Cultivated ground and waste places.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:G. R. Cooley 8181
Date:18 Jan 1962
Accession No:53552
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Jamaica. Cornwall Co. St. Elizabeth Par.: [Probably near the Moravian mission in Lititz]. 17º 56’ 34” N -77º -34’ -27” W
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:F. R. Holland s.n.
Date:1841-1844
Accession No:63601
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Jamaica. Cornwall Co. St. Elizabeth Par.: [Probably the Moravian mission in Lititz]. 17º 56’ 34” N -77º -34’ -27” W
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:F. R. Holland 34
Date:1844
Accession No:85379
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Bahamas. Blue Hills, Nassau. 25º 4’ 4” N -77º -18’ -35” W
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:Worthington s.n.
Date:02 Jan 1909
Accession No:85803
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: R. P. Wunderlin
Locality:Trinidad & Tobago. Trinidad. Arima Valley and mountainous area, E of Port-of-Spain. 10º 39’ 37” N -61º -30’ -30” W
Habitat:Tropical rainforest.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:R. W. Long 3436
  with K.J. Norstog
Date:1-3 Oct 1971
Accession No:118365
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Puerto Rico. Along PR 1, 6 mi. W of Cayey, near base of Cerro Las Tetas de Cayey.
Habitat:Roadside.
Reproductive State:Fruit
Elevation:2000 ft
Collector:R. P. Sauleda 7816
  with D.K. Sauleda, M.E. Ragan
Date:03 Oct 1982
Accession No:169328
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Puerto Rico. San Juan Mun. Montes de San Patricio, a mogote in the Puerto Nuevo area at San Patricio. 18º 23’ 49” N -66º -5’ -34” W
Habitat:Limestone hill with secondary growth, dominated by Coccoloba.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:B. F. Hansen 9019
  with R.P. Sauleda, M.E. Ragan
Date:16 Nov 1981
Accession No:166478
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: C. D. Adams, 1963
Locality:Jamaica. Surrey Co. St. Andrew Par.: Ca. 2 mi. NE of Kingston on road to Newcastle. 18º 4’ 12” N -76º -42’ -50” W
Description:Common, spreading by runners; petals red, rest of flower yellow. 
Habitat:Grassy hillside, secondary growth.
Reproductive State:Immature Fruit
Elevation:1250 ft
Collector:M. R. Crosby 165
  with H.A. Hespenheide, W.R. Anderson
Date:15 Jun 1963
Accession No:97003
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman Island. South Sound Road.
Description:Herb 5 dm tall; petals orange and red, attractive. 
Habitat:Rocky soil.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:N. Chevalier 156
Date:21 Aug 1971
Accession No:99945
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Puerto Rico. PR 10, N of Utuado. 18º 15’ 55” N -66º -42’ -1” W
Habitat:Woods.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:M. Meagher 190
Date:17 May 1970
Accession No:103543
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Jamaica. Surrey Co. St. Andrew Par.: Between mileposts 17 and 18, road from Kingston to Newcastle. 18º 4’ 12” N -76º -42’ -50” W
Habitat:Roadside.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:M. Meagher 171
Date:15 May 1970
Accession No:103542
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Miami-Dade Co.: Private nursery at 22601 SW 152nd Avenue. 25º 33’ 22” N 80º 26’ 13” W
Description:Escaped from cultivation; flowers yellow. 
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:K. A. Bradley 2346
Date:18 May 2002
Accession No:272308
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Orange Co.: Edge of commercial p[roperty on S side of North Orlando Avenue (US 17/92), Winter Park. 28º 36’ 8” N 81º 21’ 53” W
Description:Volunteering in a hedge; infested with mites. 
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:D. H. Williams 3900
Date:15 Jan 2014
Accession No:273332
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Hillsborough Co.: Lower Green Swamp Preserve. Along N preserve boundary, ca. 2.2 mi. NNW of the Knights Griffin Road bridge over Itchepackesassa Creek, ca. 2.3 mi. WSW of the junction of Ranch Road and Cherry Road. T27S, R22E, Sec. 26, NW¼. 28º 4’ 0” N -82º -7’ -59” W
Habitat:Hydric soil of open, grazed cypress [Taxodium] depression.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:R. Chicone 1217
Date:11 Mar 2014
Accession No:274377
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. St. Lucie Co.: Flying J Travel Plaza, just N of Orange Avenue, 100 Kings Highway, Fort Pierce. 27º 26’ 54” N 80º 23’ 56” W
Habitat:Edge of roadside ditch.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:S. Myers 1514
Date:31 Oct 2014
Accession No:278731
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Guyana. Pomeroon-Supenaam. Anna Regina, on the Atlantic Coast; roadside.
Description:Herb; stems brown; leaves dull green; flowers with petals orange, the corona orange with yellow stigma; follicles glossy green, the seeds wind dispersed. 
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:D. Davis 1954
Date:26 Mar 1970
Accession No:282577
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Orange Co.: 28º 30’ 51” N -81º -19’ -24” W
Habitat:Yard.
Reproductive State:Flower
Notes:CULTIVATED.
Collector:M. Mulvania s.n.
Date:23 Jul 1930
Accession No:286970
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Hillsborough Co.: Cypress Creek Preserve. 28º 9’ 32” N 82º 23’ 50” W
Habitat:Disturbed habitat.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:J. R. Campbell 660
Date:16 Feb 2017
Accession No:293324
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2020
Determination History: Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Polk Co.: Auburndale. 28º 3’ 55” N -81º -47’ -19” W
Habitat:Edge of orange grove.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:W. L. Mize s.n.
Date:02 Apr 1961
Accession No:300741
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2021
Determination History: Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Hillsborough Co.:
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:Illegible collector name s.n.
Date:s.d.
Accession No:301867
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2021
Determination History: Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Polk Co.: Florida Southern College campus.
Reproductive State:Flower
Notes:CULTIVATED
Collector:A. Kerekes s.n.
Date:11 Apr 1998
Accession No:302642
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2021
Determination History: Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Polk Co.: Florida Southern College campus.
Reproductive State:Flower
Notes:CULTIVATED
Collector:E. Smith s.n.
Date:16 Mar 2001
Accession No:302639
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Manatee Co.: Near Samoset and Bradenton.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:A. E. Perkins 1786
Date:22 Mar 1933
Accession No:303088
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Hillsborough Co.: Along Racetrack Road near Odessa. T27S, R17E, Sec. 27. 28º 11’ 38” N -82º -35’ -30” W
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:V. Ducey s.n.
Date:06 Jun 1964
Accession No:198830
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Miami-Dade Co.: Sunset Drive and SW 125th Street, Miami. 25º 42’ 21” N -80º -21’ -8” W
Habitat:Old field.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:T. R. Alexander s.n.
Date:01 Nov 1973
Accession No:182076
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Broward Co.: 26º 9’ 6” N -80º -27’ -21” W
Habitat:Low, wet muck soil of improved pasture.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:D. Tabb s.n.
Date:Oct 1974
Accession No:181591
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Sarasota Co.: Along Fruitville Road at Simmons Avenue. 27º 19’ 47” N -82º -27’ -27” W
Description:Weedy plant to 1 m tall; petals red-orange, corona yellow. 
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:C. H. Dodson 8030
Date:14 Apr 1979
Accession No:139928
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Sarasota Co.: 27º 10’ 56” N -82º -21’ -53” W
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:A. E. Perkins s.n.
Date:30 Oct 1942
Accession No:16124
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Volusia Co.: Tomoka State Park. Along the main entrance road ca. 50 m N of the Entrance Station. T13S, R32E, Sec. 42.
Habitat:Disturbed area of xeric hammock.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:J. M. Kunzer 959
  with D. Spence
Date:27 Feb 2005
Accession No:240289
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: D. B. Ward, 1965
Determination History: Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: O. K. Lakela
Asclepias lanceolata Walter
Locality:USA. Florida. Sarasota Co.: Sarasota. 27º 20’ 11” N -82º -31’ -50” W
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:A. E. Perkins s.n.
Date:18 Jan 1943
Accession No:16115
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Broward Co.: E of Airport Holiday Inn, junction of I-95 and FL 84, Fort Lauderdale. 28º 11’ 16” N -82º -44’ -22” W
Habitat:Weedy lot.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:M. A. Vincent 4169
Date:09 Jun 1989
Accession No:199882
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Hillsborough Co.: Dana Shores Drive, S of Memorial Highway; roadside. 29º 55’ 59” N -82º -22’ -59” W
Description:Herb 0.2 m tall; flowers red-yellow. 
Habitat:Depression.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:C. S. Lewis 200
Date:09 Dec 1977
Accession No:132547
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Pinellas Co.: Sawgrass Lake Park. 30º 11’ 33” N -81º -22’ -14” W
Habitat:Old field.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:E. Stere 118
  with D. Hatten
Date:27 Nov 1978
Accession No:140359
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: D. B. Ward
Locality:USA. Florida. Osceola Co.: N of US 441, 1 mi. W of Holopaw. T27S, R32E, Sec. 11. 28º 7’ 59” N -81º -4’ 0” W
Description:Suffrutescent, juice not conspicuously milky; petals red, hoods and horns orange. 
Habitat:Open field.
Reproductive State:Flower, Immature Fruit
Collector:D. B. Ward 1996
  with T. Myint
Date:08 Jun 1960
Accession No:42942
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Indian River Co.: Ca. 3 mi. S of Vero Beach on Oslo Road (E of US 1), adjacent to Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory property. 27º 35’ 12” N 80º 22’ 29” W
Habitat:Roadside ditch.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:S. Myers 462
Date:18 Aug 2002
Accession No:232321
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Manatee Co.: Wingate Creek State Park. T35S, R22E, Sec. 7, NW¼ of SW¼ of NE¼.
Habitat:Bank of creek, bottomland forest.
Reproductive State:Flower, Immature Fruit
Collector:E. Jensen WC0645
  with C. Becker
Date:15 Jun 2006
Accession No:245848
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Manatee Co.: FL 64, 2 mi. E of Bradenton. 27º 29’ 56” N -82º -34’ -29” W
Habitat:Roadside; full sun, sandy soil.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:P. Genelle 1938
  with G. Fleming
Date:29 Mar 1975
Accession No:118355
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: K. R. Weichman, 30-Jan-2003
Locality:USA. Florida. Brevard Co.: SW Melbourne near Meadowlane School. 28º 3’ 54” N 80º 40’ 14” W
Description:Sepals red, petals yellow. Occasional
Habitat:Disturbed vacant lot; soil organic with sand.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:K. R. Weichman 4
  with T. MacClendon, R. Weichman, C. Herbert
Date:30 Jan 2003
Accession No:235744
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Volusia Co.: South Daytona, 610 Olive Street; ca. 3.7 mi. ENE of the junction of I-95 and I-4. T15S, R33E, Sec. 28. 30º 30’ 0” N -87º -15’ 0” W
Habitat:Adventive in lawn.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:J. M. Kunzer 2042
Date:23 Dec 2006
Accession No:244592
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Manatee Co.: W side of US 41 (Tamiami Trail), between Palm View Drive and McMullen Creek. 25º 45’ 31” N -80º -23’ -54” W
Habitat:Naturalized in cattle pasture.
Reproductive State:Flower, Immature Fruit
Collector:A.G. Shuey s.n.
Date:07 Feb 1975
Accession No:117506
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: S. C. Hood
Locality:USA. Florida. Lee Co.: Bayshore Road, N of river, NE of Fort Myers. 26º 42’ 0” N -81º -49’ 0” W
Habitat:Low sandy flatwoods.
Reproductive State:Flower, Fruit
Collector:S. C. Hood 3447
Date:13 Mar 1950
Accession No:13754
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: R. R. Smith
Locality:USA. Florida. Broward Co.: Along Ravenwood Road, 0.2 mi. N of its junction with Tigertrail Road, Fort Lauderdale. T50S, R42E. 27º 56’ 45” N -82º -15’ -58” W
Description:Petals red-orange, hoods orange-yellow. Common
Habitat:Open field.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:R. R. Smith 835
  with T. Myint, A. Will
Date:02 Mar 1963
Accession No:52516
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Hillsborough Co.: SE corner of Dale Mabry Highway and Gunn Highway (Busch Boulevard).
Habitat:Wet marsh and pond margins.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:D. W. Crewz 1328
  with S. Mortellaro
Date:28 Apr 1978
Accession No:131913
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Hendry Co.: Along US 27, ca. 4.5 mi. NW of Lake Harbor and ca. 1.8 mi. SE of the Glades County line. T43S, R35E, Sec. 20. 26º 57’ 0” N -81º -10’ 0” W
Habitat:Roadside.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:G. Robinson 380
  with B.F. Hansen
Date:02 Jul 1981
Accession No:161342
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Miami-Dade Co.: NW 34th Avenue and 13th Street, Miami; S bank of Comfort Canal. 25º 46’ 27” N -80º -11’ -37” W
Description:Herb, becoming woody, to 5 dm tall; sap milky. 
Habitat:Low wet bog; dense growth.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:R. Metzger 30
Date:12 Feb 1965
Accession No:74519
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Hillsborough Co.: SE corner of the intersection of Ehrlich and Hutchinson Roads, 2 mi. W of Dale Mabry Highway.
Habitat:Wet prairie.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:R. P. Sauleda 3013
Date:11 Oct 1979
Accession No:151760
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Broward Co.: Indian Trace.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:D. Tabb s.n.
Date:25 Aug 1978
Accession No:182081
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Lee Co.: On a ca. 700 acre parcel of land on the N side of Alico Road, ca. 1.2 km WNW of the junction of Alico Road and I-75. 26º 30’ 8” N 81º 48’ 15” W
Habitat:Overgrown pine - palmetto [Serenoa repens] flatwoods in area just upland of cypress [Taxodium] swamp.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:J. M. Kunzer 1525
Date:01 Apr 2006
Accession No:253611
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Glades Co.: Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area. Ingram's Crossing; 5.7 km N of FL 74, 1 km E of C-731, 4 km S of the Highlands County line. 26º 59’ 50” N 81º 26’ 38” W
Habitat:Floodplain swamp.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:A. R. Franck 2593
Date:24 Mar 2011
Accession No:257846
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Martin Co.: Jonathan Dickinson State Park. N of horse stables.
Description:Rare. 
Habitat:Weedy area.
Reproductive State:Flower, Immature Fruit
Collector:R. O. Woodbury s.n.
  with R. Roberts
Date:Jan 1988
Accession No:258366
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Hernando Co.: Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. Behind kayak rental, W side of attraction. T23S, R17E, Sec. 2, NW¼ of SW¼ of NE¼.
Habitat:Ruderal area.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:E. Gandy WW0072
Date:25 Jun 2009
Accession No:259970
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Martin Co.: Jonathan Dickinson State Park. N of stables.
Habitat:Disturbed areas.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:R. O. Woodbury s.n.
  with R. Roberts
Date:Apr 1990
Accession No:260532
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: D. H. Williams
Locality:USA. Florida. Seminole Co.: Residential property at 327 Appaloosa Court in the Baker's Crossing community, Sanford. 28º 45’ 1” N 81º 15’ 22” W
Description:Recently planted, now adventive in every suitable are of the property; spreading by seed, does not tolerate mowing. 
Habitat:fl
Collector:D. H. Williams 2801
Date:10 Dec 2011
Accession No:262756
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:USA. Florida. Orange Co.: 3299 North Narcoossee Road (C-15), at its intersection with Boggy Creek Road (C-530); roadside. 28º 20’ 53” N 81º 13’ 54” W
Habitat:Thickets and wooded edge.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:D. H. Williams 3457
Date:18 Nov 2012
Accession No:268065
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: D. Hilbert
Locality:USA. Florida. Pinellas Co.: Eckerd College Palm Hammock. 27º 42’ 53” N 82º 41’ 24” W
Description:Erect plant ca. 1 m tall; flowers with 5 inner and 5 outer petals, the outer petals curve down and are red, the inner petals bend upwards and are orange. 
Habitat:Shady, grassy area under Quercus virginiana; with Sabal palmetto and Cyperus spp.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:D. Hilbert 139
Date:21 Aug 2012
Accession No:268787
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Nicaragua. Chontales Dept. Cuapa. 12º 16’ 14” N -85º -21’ -31” W
Description:Milky sap. 
Habitat:Edge of rain forest.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:S. A. Marshall 6693
  with D.A. Neill
Date:09 Dec 1973
Accession No:125658
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Brazil. Amazonas. Parque 10, Manaus. -2º -39’ -30” S -60º -18’ -13” W
Description:Herb to 1.5 m tall, latex white; calyx and fruit green; corolla scarlet, corona orange. 
Habitat:Secondary vegetation along roadside.
Reproductive State:Flower, Immature Fruit
Collector:P. J. M. Maas 426
  with H. Maas
Date:07 Sep 1971
Accession No:106576
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: L. I. Nevling
Locality:Mexico. Veracruz. MEX 150, ca. 10 km E of Córdoba.
Habitat:Hedges and roadsides in a heavily cultivated region.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:2000 ft
Collector:R. W. Long 3119
  with D. Burch
Date:24 Mar 1970
Accession No:94323
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: C. P. Sreemadhavan
Locality:Belize. Cayo Distr. Western Highway, mi. 50, near Roaring Creek.
Habitat:Forest vegetation.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:R. W. Long 3223
Date:13 Jul 1970
Accession No:92812
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: P. J. M. Maas
Locality:Suriname. Marowijne River, not from from Pedrosoengoe Falls. 5º 30’ 0” N -54º -19’ -59” W
Description:Herb 60 cm tall, with white latex; corolla red, corona yellow. 
Habitat:River bank.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:J. G. Wessels Boer 270
Date:06 Sep 1962
Accession No:83221
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L. - Determined By: R. P. Wunderlin, 1973
Locality:Honduras. Cortés Dept. Near the Spanish Castle at Omoa. 15º 39’ 31” N -88º -7’ -43” W
Description:Upright herb; flowers orange and yellow. 
Habitat:Swampy open woodland.
Reproductive State:Flower
Collector:F. A. Barkley 40442
  with M. Hernández M.
Date:29 May 1970
Accession No:108407
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Honduras. Olancho Dept. Sitio de Chichicazapa, 6 km S de Juticalpa. 14º 33’ 22” N -86º -19’ -27” W
Description:Arbusto 1.5 m; flor amarilla y roja. 
Habitat:Bosque seco tropical.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:430 m
Collector:F. Alvarado Flores 114
Date:21 Jan 1985
Accession No:194675
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Panama. Chiriquí Prov. Burica Peninsula; Corotu, 6 km W of the airport of Puerto Armuelles. 8º 16’ 20” N -82º -51’ -39” W
Description:Sepals reddish, horns dark yellow. 
Habitat:Second growth on steep hillside, along stream.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:100 to 200 m
Collector:Ron L. Liesner 9
Date:17 Feb 1973
Accession No:110655
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Honduras. Cortés Dept. 45 km SW de San Pedro Sula. 15º 15’ 0” N -88º -34’ 0” W
Habitat:Bosque muy húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:600 m
Collector:F. Padilla 157
Date:20 Apr 1985
Accession No:195038
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Family Name:Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name:Asclepias curassavica L.
Locality:Honduras. Cortés Dept. Alrededores del Lago de Yojoa.
Description:Hierba; flor roja. 
Habitat:Bosque muy húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State:Flower
Elevation:600 m
Collector:S. Palma 327
Date:22 Mar 1985
Accession No:195676
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