Common names and Synonyms
Tropical milkweed, Bloodflower, Blood flower, Cotton bush, Hierba de la Cucaracha, Mexican butterfly weed, Redhead, Scarlet milkweed, Wild ipecacuanha, Λουλούδι αίματος, Ασκληπιάδα.
Asclepias aurantiaca, Asclepias bicolor, Asclepias cubensis, Asclepias margaritacea, Asclepias nivea.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Gentianales |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Genus | Asclepias |
| Species | Asclepias curassavica |
