Botanical Name

Asclepias curassavica L. [Asclepiadaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Henrik F. A. von Eggers

Collection Date-s

6 April 1876

Collection Location

St. Thomas: nær Canaan [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; Asclepias curassavica L.; ver. I. Urban

Ownership and Collection Management History

mounted with NHMD00924690

Common Names

Tropical milkweed [English]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00924687

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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