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Asclepias curassavica L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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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 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.
Bastard ipecac in language.
Blood flower in language.
Bloodflower in English
Bloodflower in English
Curacao-Seidenpflanze in German
Indianer-Seidenpflanze in German
Madagascar cottonbush in English
Pianta dei pappagallini in Italian
Platanillo in language.
Platanillo matizado in language.
Red milkweed in language.
West Indian ipecacuana in English
Wild ipecac in English
Yerba de mariposas in Spanish
algodoncillo in Spanish
algodoncillo in Spanish
algodãozinho-do-campo in language.
asclepias de Curaçao in French
asclépias in Portuguese
bastard ipecacuana in English
bastard-ipecac in English
bloodflower in English
bloodflower in English
bloodflower milkweed in English
calentura in Spanish
camará-bravo in language.
capitão-de-sala in language.
cega-olho in language.
cega-olho in Portuguese
chibança in Portuguese
corcalito in Spanish
corcalito in Spanish
cottonbush in English
erva-de-paina in language.
false ipecac in English
flor de la bandera española in Spanish
flor de la seda in Spanish
flor de sangre in Spanish
flor de sangre in Spanish
flor-de-sangue in Portuguese
herbe à sang in French
hierba de la cucaracha in English
ipéca sauvage in French
ma li jin in language.
margarida in Portuguese
milky cottonbush in English
oficial-da-sala in Portuguese
oficial-de-sala in language.
oficial-de-sala in Portuguese

Bibliographic References

  1. Aronsson, Mora (1900-01-01 00:00:00) Artfaktadatabasarbetet
  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
  4. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021my), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ASCU
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