Byam, L., collection of exotics from the island of Antigua. By a lady (1797)

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Asclepias curassavica L.

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binominal name:
Asclepias curassavica L.
name recognized:
Asclepias curassavica L.

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cited non-linnean name:
Apocynum erectum or wild ipecacuan

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drawing: L. Byam

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family: Asclepiadaceae
subfamily: Asclepioideae
tribe: Asclepiadeae

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epithet: curassavicus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Universitätsbibliothek Wien, Vienna, Austria

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=334451

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synonyms:

heterotypic synonyms:
Asclepias aurantiaca Salisb.; Asclepias bicolor Moench; Asclepias cubensis Wender.; Asclepias curassavica Sessé & Moc.; Asclepias margaritacea Hoffmanns. ex Schultes;