Asclepias curassavica L.

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[edit] Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
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

[edit] Name

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

• Species Plantarum 1:215. 1753
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. [1]
• 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.

[edit] Vernacular names

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