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Calotropis R. Br.
calotropis
       
Symbol:   CALOT  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asclepiadaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, HI, Kona, S. of, opposite Kona Coffee Mill. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.
 
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Calotropis R. Br.

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Distribution:
Calotropis R. Br.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (CA, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Calotropis R. Br.

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T. Aiton. . Image Available.
Calotropis gigantea
giant milkweed
Distribution of Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton. . Image Available.
Calotropis procera
roostertree
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
Related taxa legend
 

Classification:
Calotropis R. Br.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Gentianales
Family Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family
Genus Calotropis R. Br. – calotropis
 

More Accounts and Images:
Calotropis R. Br.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30331.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
 
 
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