Asclepias latifolia

Asclepias latifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: Asclepias latifolia

Name

Asclepias latifolia (Torr.) Raf., 1832

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Asclepias obtusifolia var. latifolia Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 217 (1827).
• Homotypic
  • Otanema latifolia (Torr.) Raf., New Fl. 4: 61 (1838).
  • Asclepias jamesii Torr. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 162 (1858), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Otanema latifolia var. retusa Raf., New Fl. 4: 61 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah) Regional: Mexico Mexico (Coahuila) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1832. Atlantic Journal, and Friend of Knowledge: 146

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Asclepias latifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 28. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Asclepias latifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Asclepias latifolia. Published online. Accessed: Sep 28 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Asclepias latifolia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 28.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Asclepias latifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Sep 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asclepias latifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• USDA, NRCS (2006). The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov).Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Vernacular names

English: broadleaf milkweed

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