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Tropical milkweed
Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Dogbane family

Tropical milkweed

Asclepias curassavica L.

Names

EnglishTropical milkweed
DutchFrederiksbloem
SpanishAlgodoncillo tropical
Chinese马利筋
Scientific nameAsclepias curassavica L.

About this species

Asclepias curassavica, commonly known as tropical milkweed, is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus, Asclepias. It is native to the American tropics and has a pantropical distribution as an introduced species. Other common names include bloodflower or blood flower, cotton bush, hierba de la cucaracha, Mexican butterfly weed, redhead, scarlet milkweed, and wild ipecacuanha.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusAsclepias

In Suriname

49Records in Suriname
6iNaturalist observations
1827First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo8
  • Commewijne6
  • Sipaliwini2
  • Marowijne1
  • Nickerie1
  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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