Botanical Name

Asclepias curassavica L. [Asclepiadaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Paul E. Isert

Collection Date-s

1786 – 1787

Collection Location

h. in Sta. Cruces [U. S. Virgin Islands]

Colonial Context

Danish West Indies 1672–1917

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Asclepias curassavica L. f. curassavica; det. Carl W. Bollwinkel 1968-07-15; planta venenosa; Pent. Digyn.

Common Names

Tropical milkweed [English]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00924685

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)