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| Caribbean Milkweed | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. nivea |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias nivea L. |
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Caribbean Milkweed (Asclepias nivea) is a species of milkweed plant. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is native to Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.