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Asclepias curassavica L.
APOCYNACEAE (genus previously included in Asclepiadaceae)
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Information from the Index of California Plant Names (ICPN)
Initial Editorial Analysis 5 Jan 2007
Source of Report for California The Jepson Manual [Ed. 1]
Correspondence and Comments Subsequent to Initial Analysis
Correspondence 1 Treatment and author notes submitted for The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2] by Thomas J. Rosatti see Comment 1
Editorial Comments 1 Correspondence 1 indicates that for The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2] Asclepias curassavica L. is to be treated as a cultivated plant: No evidence of occurrence outside cult in CA, incl all records in the Consortium of California Herbaria Database (13 Dec 2006); although escapes cult elsewhere in N.Am, reports conflicting as to whether or not the pls are naturalized.
Editorial Summary and Current Status
Editorial Summary rejection, evidently not naturalized in CA, a cultivated plant
Current Status JFP-9, accepted name for plant occurring in CA only under cultivation (e.g., as crop, ornamental, or experimental plant)
Current Status Authority The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2]
Current Status Date 5 Jan 2007
List of names for this Current Status category
List of ICPN names in Asclepias
List of names from ICPN, Hrusa's Crosswalk, and Jepson Flora in Asclepias

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