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Taxonomy.
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TAXON
Calotropis gigantea var. alba
FAMILY
Apocynaceae Juss.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
OTHER FAMILY:
Asclepiadaceae
TRIBE
Asclepiadoideae
SUBTRIBE
Asclepiadeae
CLASSIFICATION
Asclepiadinae
GENUS
Calotropis R. Br.
Taxon Note
Calotropis gigantea var. alba is the currently updated scientific name as per ICBN (International Code of Botanical Nomenclature). The correct name may not be updated or its acceptance pending in certain databases.
Synonymous GRIN Taxon
Calotropis gigantea var. alba is not listed in the GRIN database
Plant Description
A much branched erect shrub; bark white. Leaves sessile, obovate-oblong, thick, with cottony tomentum, cordate and am plexi-caul at base. Inflorescence terminal umbellate cymes. Flowers pure white. Follicle in pairs, broad, thick, boat-shaped. Seeds numerous, brown, flattened, with brown coma. Rare plant. Morphologically very similar to Calotropis gigantea except for the color of its flowers.
*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi