Asclepias curassavica L.

Asclepias curassavica L.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids I Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: Asclepias curassavica

Name

Asclepias curassavica, L., Sp. Pl. 215. 1753.

Synonyms

Homotypic

• Asclepias nivea var. curassavica (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 418. 1891.

Heterotypic

• Asclepias aurantiaca Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 150. 1796, nom. illeg.
• Asclepias bicolor Moench, Methodus 717. 1794, nom. illegit.
• Asclepias cubensis Wender, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 1: 830. 1843.
• Asclepias curassavica f. flaviflora Tawada, J. Jap. Bot. 47(7): 203 1972.
• Asclepias curassavica f. kentingensis F.C. Ho Pl. Taiwan in Colour 3: 280, 355. 1982.
• Asclepias curassavica f. pallidiflora Griseb., Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24(1): 229. 1879.
• Asclepias curassavica var. concolor Krug & Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 389. 1899.
• Asclepias margaritacea Hoffmannsegg ex Schult., in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 6: 86. 1820.

References

• Linnaeus, C. (1753) Species Plantarum, Tomus I: 215.
• Asclepias curassavica L. in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 07-Oct-06.
• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov).Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Vernacular names

English: bloodflower
lea faka-Tonga: Tuʻulapepe
Nederlands: Frederiksbloem

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