Asclepias obovata

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 obovata

Name

Asclepias obovata Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 321. 1817 [Oct 1817].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acerates obovata (Elliott) Eaton, Man. Bot. (ed. 6): 3. 1833.
  • Asclepias viridiflora var. obovata (Elliott) Torr., Fl. N. Middle United States 1(2): 284. 1824.
  • Polyotus obovatus (Elliott) Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s. 5(6[3]): 201. 1837 publ. 1836.

References

• USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Asclepias obovata. Published online. Accessed: 17 Apr 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Asclepias obovata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Apr 2019.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Asclepias obovata. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr 17. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: pineland milkweed