Wild Flowering Plants
Apocynaceae family Asclepias curassavica Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 215. 1753. Kòtòn kadwiv. Milk weed. Zèb papiyòt. Indigenous quite rare herb of open very wet spots at lower elevations. New World subtropics and tropics. The leaves are eaten by the caterpillar of the Monarch butterfly. Local medicinal uses |