Descourtilz, M.E., Flore [pittoresque et] médicale des Antilles (1821-1829)
Fl. Méd. Antilles

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vol. 2 (1822)

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t. 116

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Asclepias curassavica L.

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name cited:
Asclepias curassavica L.
name recognized:
Asclepias curassavica L.

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drawing: J.T. Descourtilz

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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:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=90253

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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;