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Calotropis
Calotropis gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Asclepiadeae
Genus:
Calotropis R.Br.[1]
Calotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to southern Asia and North Africa.[2]
They are commonly known as milkweeds because of the latex they produce. Calotropis species are considered common weeds in some parts of the world. The flowers are fragrant and are often used in making floral tassels in some mainland Southeast Asian cultures. Fibers of these plants are called madar or mader. Calotropis species are usually found in abandoned farmland.
^"Calotropis R. Br". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-03-13. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
^Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 202 牛角瓜属 niu jiao gua shu Calotropis R. Brown, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 39. 1810
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43 (2): 165–8. doi:10.4067/S0716-97602010000200003. PMID 21031260. "Calotropis gigantea (L.) P. Royen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens...
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adventure. The vegetation is sparse, and patches of sewan grass and aak shrub Calotropis occur. The landscape includes craggy rocks and compact salt lake bottoms...
1972). "Structure of asclepin and some observations on the NMR spectra of Calotropis glycosides". Phytochemistry. 11 (2): 757–762. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(72)80044-X...
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