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Asclepias curassavica

Plant photographs and field observations.

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Species notes

About Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica (also recorded as Bloodflower) is an accepted species in the family Apocynaceae, within the order Gentianales. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Ascension, Assam, Bahamas, and Bangladesh. The photographs can be compared for visible features such as growth habit, leaf arrangement, stems, flowers and fruit.

Common name
Bloodflower
Family
Apocynaceae
Order
Gentianales
Identification rank
Species
Recorded distribution
Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Ascension, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy