Accepted scientific name:
Asclepias curassavica L. (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Asclepias curassavica L.
Synonyms:
Asclepias aurantiaca Salisb. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Asclepias aurantiaca Salisb.
Asclepias bicolor Moench (synonym) 1 literature reference for Asclepias bicolor Moench
Asclepias curassavica f. flaviflora Tawada (synonym) 1 literature reference for Asclepias curassavica f. flaviflora Tawada
Asclepias curassavica f. kentingensis F.C. Ho (synonym) 1 literature reference for Asclepias curassavica f. kentingensis F.C. Ho
Asclepias syriaca Blanco (synonym) 1 literature reference for Asclepias syriaca Blanco
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Algodoncillo - -
Bastard ipecac - -
Blood flower - -
Platanillo - -
Platanillo matizado - -
Red milkweed - -
Wild ipecac - -
Yerba de mariposas - -
Classification:
Plantae CoL
Phylum Tracheophyta CoL
Class Magnoliopsida CoL
Order Gentianales CoL
Family Apocynaceae World Plants
Genus Asclepias World Plants
Distribution: Mexico (Jalisco, Chiapas, Tabasco, Quintana Roo, Nayarit, Puebla, etc.), Peru, Belize, Galapagos Isl., Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Isl., Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Cuba, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Panama, Lesser Antilles (St. Barts, Antigua, Saba, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Les Saintes, Dominica, Martinique, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados), Trinidad, Tobago, Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe, San Juan, Tucuman), S-Brazil (Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina), Chile (Tarapaca), Paraguay (Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari), Bolivia (introduced), N-Brazil (Amapa, Para, Amazonas, Acre), NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piaui, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe), WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goias, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), Venezuela (Aragua, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Tachira, Zulia), Ecuador, Spain (introduced), Malta (introduced), Cyprus (introduced), Morocco (introduced), Western Australia (introduced), Southern Australia (introduced), Queensland (introduced), New South Wales (introduced), Victoria (introduced), Java (introduced), Seychelles (introduced), trop. Africa (introduced), China (introduced) (Anhui (introduced), Fujian (introduced), Guangdong (introduced), Guangxi (introduced), Guizhou (introduced), Hainan (introduced), Hubei (introduced), Hunan (introduced), Jiangsu (introduced), Jiangxi (introduced), Qinghai (introduced), Sichuan (introduced), Yunnan (introduced), Zhejiang (introduced)), Taiwan (introduced), Tibet (introduced), Japan (introduced) (Shikoku (introduced), Kyushu(introduced)), Ryukyu Isl. (introduced), New Caledonia (introduced), Fiji (introduced), peninsular Malaysia (introduced), Sri Lanka (introduced), Nepal (introduced), Cocos (Keeling) Isl. (introduced), Chagos Arch. (introduced) (Diego Garcia(introduced)), Cook Isl. (introduced) (Rarotonga(introduced)), Gilbert Isl. (introduced) (Tarawa(introduced)), Marquesas Isl. (introduced), Marshall Isl. (introduced) (Lae (introduced), Utitik (introduced), Ailuk (introduced), Ailinglapalap (introduced), Majuro (introduced), Arno (introduced), Jaluit(introduced)), Micronesia (introduced) (Yap (introduced), Ulithi (introduced), Woleai (introduced), Faraulap (introduced), Ifaluk (introduced), Lamotrek (introduced), Satawal (introduced), Namonuito (introduced), Nomwin (introduced), Murilo (introduced), Truk (introduced), Tol (introduced), Pis (introduced), Etal (introduced), Satawan (introduced), Nukuoro (introduced), Kapingamarangi (introduced), Mokil (introduced), Pohnpei (introduced), Pingelap (introduced), Kosrae(introduced)), N-Line Isl. (introduced) (Fanning Isl.(introduced)), Palau Isl. (introduced) (Koror (introduced), Peleliu (introduced), Sonsorol(introduced)), Society Isl. (introduced) (Tahiti (introduced), Moorea (introduced), Raiatea(introduced)), Southern Marianas (introduced) (Saipan (introduced), Tinian (introduced), Aguijan (introduced), Rota (introduced), Guam(introduced)), Tonga (introduced) (Tongatapu (introduced), 'Eua (introduced), Vava'u(introduced)), Tuamotu Arch. (introduced) (Takapoto Atoll(introduced)), Western Samoa (introduced) (Upolu(introduced)), American Samoa (introduced) (Tutuila(introduced)), Madeira (introduced) (Madeira Isl. (introduced), Porto Santo Isl.(introduced)), Canary Isl. (introduced) (Lanzarote (introduced), Gran Canaria (introduced), Teneriffa (introduced), La Gomera (introduced), La Palma Isl.(introduced)), Cape Verde Isl. (introduced) (Santo Antao Isl. (introduced), Sao Vicente Isl. (introduced), Ilha Brava(introduced)), Hawaii (introduced) (Kauai (introduced), Oahu (introduced), Molokai (introduced), Lanai (introduced), Maui (introduced), Kahoolawe Isl. (introduced), Hawaii Isl.(introduced)), Bhutan (introduced), India (introduced) (Darjeeling(introduced)), Sikkim (introduced), Myanmar [Burma] (introduced), Laos (introduced), Vietnam (introduced), Pakistan (introduced), Philippines (introduced), USA (introduced) (California (introduced), Florida (introduced), Louisiana (introduced), Tennessee (introduced), Texas(introduced)), U.S. Virgin Isl. (introduced)
Lifezones: -
Additional data: -
Source database: World Plants, Mar 2014   100%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu//
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:272b8244-ac8f-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401