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Asclepias curassavica L.

(Apocynaceae)
Collection: Camacho, I. - 243

Collection object

Herbarium stamp 28059
Preparations Excicado - 1; Fotografía - 1: JBB28349
Determiner Castro, Cristian
Determination date 2020-10-05

Collecting event

Country Colombia
State/Province Cundinamarca
County Not available
Locality La Unión
Coordinates (verbatim) Not available
Latitud decimal Not available
Longitud decimal Not available
Elevation (in meters) Not available
Collection date 1963-01-15

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Superclass Angiospermae
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Gentianales
Family Apocynaceae
Genus Asclepias
Species curassavica
Species author L.
Scientific name Asclepias curassavica L.

Biological attributes

Phenology Floración
Vernacular names According to plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá, is known as: Algodoncillo, Bencenuco, Yuquillo.
Plant description Sufrútice de 1.20 m de altura, flores amarillas
Locality and habit remarks Abundante, crece en terreno cultivado

Cite as

Herbario JBB en línea - Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis. 2024-11-23
Photo 28059
Modified: 2022-02-18 01:01:45

GUID: 280e7e85-7713-4116-9701-09315f811bf0




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