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Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Aiton, W. T. (1810). In: Hort. Kew. Ed. 2, 2: 78.

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. ex Wight
Calotropis inflexa Chiov.
Calotropis mudarii Hamilton
Calotropis persica Gand.
Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.
Calotropis procera subsp. hamiltonii (Wight) Ali
Calotropis syriaca (S.G.Gmel.) Woodson
Calotropis wallichii Wight
Madorius procerus (Aiton) Kuntze
Homonyms
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.
Common names
'ushar in Arabic
'ushar in Arabic
Algodoeiro-de-seda in Portuguese
Algodoncillo gigante in Spanish
Algodón de seda in language.
Algodón de seda in language.
Algodón extranjero in Spanish
Apabuoŋ in language.
Apple of Sodom in English
Arbre à la soie in French
Bomba in language.
Bomba in language.
Bombardeira in Portuguese
Buco in Somali
Catunbom in language.
Fettblattbaum in German
French-cotton in English
French-cotton in English
Giant milkweed in language.
Giant milkweed in language.
Judasapfel in German
Katuna di Seda in language.
Katúnbóm in language.
Kvapioji pienuolė in Lithuanian
Liberty Tree in English
Manzano de Sodoma in Spanish
Mata di Lechi in language.
Mudar in language.
Mudar in English
Mudar in language.
Mudar de la India in Spanish
Mudarpflanze in German
Mudarpflanze in German
Oscher in German
Oscherstrauch in German
Oscherstrauch in German
Plchoplod otevřený in Czech
Pommier de Sodome in French
Prince-of-Wales crown in English
Prince-of-Wales crown in English
Puita in language.
Roostertree in language.
Roostertree in language.
Roostertree in English
Roostertree in English
Rosa seda in Portuguese
Seto / Gedla Akonda in English
Seto / Gedla Akonda in English
Sodom's-milkweed in English
Sodom's-milkweed in English

Bibliographic References

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