Calotropis procera
A species in the Apocynaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Calotropis
- Species
- Calotropis procera
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1811
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Calotropis procera. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
14 synonyms in this snapshot
- Apocynum syriacumName author: Garsault
- Apocynum syriacumName author: S.G.Gmel.
- Asclepias giganteaName author: Willd.
- Asclepias patulaName author: Decne.
- Asclepias proceraName author: Aiton
- Calotropis gigantea var. proceraName author: (Aiton) P.T.Li
- Calotropis hamiltoniiName author: Wight
- Calotropis heterophyllaName author: Wall.
- Calotropis inflexaName author: Chiov.
- Calotropis persicaName author: Gand.
- Calotropis procera subsp. hamiltoniiName author: (Wight) Ali
- Calotropis syriacaName author: (S.G.Gmel.) Woodson
- Calotropis wallichiiName author: Wight
- Madorius procerusName author: (Aiton) Kuntze
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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