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Calotropis gigantea
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Calotropis gigantea (L.) R. Br. in Ait.f., Hort. Kew (ed. 2) 2: 78. 1811; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 17. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 832(585). 1923; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 170. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 231. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 176. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 245. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 428. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 285. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 297. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 222. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 285. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 423. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 247. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 190. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 192. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 315. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 438. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 528. 2009.
Asclepias gigantea L., Sp. Pl. 214. 1753.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Dinesam, Erikku, Erikkalachedi, Vella-erikku, Yerikku
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Bowstring hemp, Crown Flower, Giant Calotrope, Milkweed, Madar
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Description:
Shrubs, stem rounded. Leaves simple, opposite, 10-16 x 8-10 cm, smaller in branchlets, elliptic-ovate to obovate, apex acute or obtuse, base cordate; lateral nerves 5-7 pairs, adpressed pubescent when young, becoming glabrous on maturity. Flowers pale purple or greenish-white, 3 cm across; pedicels to 3 cm long, stout. Calyx lobes to 3 mm long. Corolla campanulate, tube short, lobes ovate to oblong, recurved. staminal corona of 5 vertical lobes, 1 cm long. Carpels free. Fruit saccate, to 6 x 3 cm, ovoid; seeds many.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Wastelands
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Distribution:
Tropical Asia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Violet, White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Churullipetty, Thekkady, Peruvaripallam, Campshed area, Tiruvalla, Kumbla, Nileswar, Taliparamba, Walayar, Mannanchery, Changarakode, Vandalodu
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