Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton

  • Collector(s)

    T. M. Koyama 15984 with M. Mii, M. Jayasuriya, J. Strudwick & H. Hanashiro, 24 Mar 1985

  • Location

    Sri Lanka. North Central Province. Anuradhapura (Distr.). Bellankadawara.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4183307

    Occurrence ID: c5b87867-7809-4ca8-90c3-e1754d5f05d9

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Sri Lanka

  • State/Province

    North Central Province

  • County/Municipio

    Anuradhapura (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Bellankadawara

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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PLANTS of CEYLON
No.15984
Calotropis gigantea	Asclepiadaceae
Bellankadawara, Anuradhapura district. Roadside
in low secondary, vegetation.
Seed=Mii 42.
Erect to spreading shrub up to 3.5 m growing
frequently along roads. FIs. purple & white.
Staminal corona white. Copions latex. Widely
used in medicine.	March 24, 1985
Coll. Tetsuo Koyama , M. Mii, M. Jayasuriya
J. Strudwick,& H. Hanashiro	_ *
Collection made under the auspices of the Committee on U.S.-Japan i
Cooperative Research of Asiatic Economic Plants.
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