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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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SPECIES
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Aiton fil. In: Hort. Kew. ed. 2, 2: 78. (1810).
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Gentianales
family
Apocynaceae
genus
Calotropis
species
Calotropis procera

Name

Synonyms
Apocynum syriacum Garsault
Apocynum syriacum S.G.Gmel.
Asclepias gigantea Jacq.
Asclepias gigantea Willd.
Asclepias heterophylla Decne.
Asclepias patula Decne.
Asclepias procera Aiton
Calotropis gigantea Maycock, 1830
Calotropis gigantea var. procera (Aiton) P.T.Li
Calotropis hamiltonii Wight
Calotropis heterophylla Wall.
Calotropis heterophylla Wall. ex Wight
Calotropis inflexa Chiov.
Calotropis mudari Ham.
Calotropis persica Gand.
Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.
Calotropis procera subsp. hamiltonii (Wight) Ali
Calotropis syriaca (Gmel.) Woodson
Calotropis wallichii Wight
Madorius procerus (Aiton) Kuntze
Homonyms
Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil.
Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.
Common names
'ushar in Arabic
Algodón de seda in language.
Bomba in language.
French-cotton in English
Giant milkweed in language.
Mudar in language.
Mudarpflanze in German
Oscherstrauch in German
Prince-of-Wales crown in English
Roostertree in English
Roostertree in English
Roostertree in language.
Sodom's-milkweed in English
Sodom-apple in English
Tula in language.
aak in language.
akada in language.
akund in language.
algodão-de-seda in Portuguese
algodão-de-seda in Portuguese
apple-of-Sodom in English
arbre à soie in French
ashkhar in Arabic
auricula-tree in English
cabbagetree in English
calotrope in French
calotropis in Spanish
calotropo in Italian
camelweed in English
giant-milkweed in English
gråbladig kronbuske in Swedish
kapoktree in English
madar in language.
mudar in language.
mudar in English
roostertree in English
rubberbush in English
rubbertree in English
rui in language.
saco-de-velho in Portuguese
small crownflower in English
swallowwort in English
Puita in language.
Zijkatoen in Dutch
Apple of Sodom in English
Catunbom in language.
Katuna di Seda in language.
Katúnbóm in language.
Liberty Tree in English
Mata di Lechi in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021wt), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CAPR
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021wt), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CAPR
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