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Asclepias curassavica L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 215.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Gentianales
family
Apocynaceae
genus
Asclepias
species
Asclepias curassavica

Name

Synonyms
Asclepias aurantiaca Salisb.
Asclepias bicolor Moench
Asclepias cubensis Wender.
Asclepias curassavica f. flaviflora Tawada
Asclepias curassavica f. kentingensis F.C.Ho
Asclepias curassavica f. pallidiflora Griseb.
Asclepias curassavica var. concolor Krug & Urb.
Asclepias margaritacea Hoffmanns.
Asclepias margaritacea Hoffmanns. ex Schult.
Asclepias nivea subsp. curassavica (Linnaeus) Kuntze
Asclepias nivea var. curassavica (L.) Kuntze
Asclepias syriaca Blanco
Homonyms
Asclepias curassavica L.
Asclepias curassavica Griseb.
Asclepias curassavica Lour.
Common names
Algodoncillo in language.
Algodoncillo in language.
Algodonero in Spanish
Asclépiade de Curaçao in French
Asclépiade de Curaçao in French
Blood flower in language.
Blood flower in language.
Bloodflower in English
Bloodflower in English
Calypso in French
Comchi cu Skottel in language.
Corbeille d'or à ouate, Ipéca sauvage in French
Flor de gallinazo in Spanish
Flor de veneno in Spanish
Herbe à gendarme in French
Hierba de seda in Spanish
Indianer-Seidenpflanze in German
Indianer-Seidenpflanze in German
Ipecacuanha in English
Ipecacuanha Hippety- iguana in English
Ipecacuanha Hippetyiguana in English
Madagascar cottonbush in English
Madagascar cottonbush in English
Pamba mouschi in language.
Pianta dei pappagallini in Italian
Platanillo in language.
Platanillo in language.
Platanillo matizado in language.
Platanillo matizado in language.
Red milkweed in language.
Red milkweed in language.
Seda in Spanish
Tropical Milkweed in English
Tropical milkweed, Bloodflower, Scarlet milkweed in English
Uchich wampuish in Spanish
Veneno de perro in Spanish
West Indian ipecacuana in English
West Indian ipecacuana in English
Wild ipecac (EN); Curacao-Seidenpflanze (DE) in language.
Wild ipecac (EN); Curacao-Seidenpflanze (DE) in language.
Yerba de mariposas (ES); Bastard ipecac in language.
Yerba de mariposas (ES); Bastard ipecac in language.
algodoncillo in Spanish
algodoncillo in Spanish
algodãozinho-do-campo in language.
algodãozinho-do-campo in Portuguese
asclepias de Curaçao in French
asclepias de Curaçao in French
asclépias in Portuguese
bastard ipecacuana in English

Bibliographic References

  1. (2023) Plants of the World Online
  2. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021my), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ASCU
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