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Calotropis procera is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It belongs to the genus Calotropis and is classified within the order Gentianales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is also referred to by the common names roostertree, mudar, 圆果牛角瓜, 白花牛角瓜, and 金玉桃.
The taxon range includes the Tibet Autonomous Region, Tutóia, São Luís Gonzaga do Maranhão, and Maranhão. It has been recorded as invasive to Malawi. The IUCN Red List assigned the species a conservation status of Least Concern in 2022. Additionally, Calotropis procera is noted for its use as a medicinal plant.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Калотропис высокий, или Содомское яблоко (лат. Calotropis procera) — растение семейства Кутровые, вид рода Калотропис. Произрастает в диком виде в пустынных и полупустынных районах Северной и Тропической Африки, Западной и Южной Азии и Индонезии.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,106
- With media
- 1,275
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- CICY, ECOSUR, INECOL, ENCB-IPN, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, IBUNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Calotropis
- Image
- Tapuach-sdom.jpg
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- taxon rank
- species
- Commons category
- Calotropis procera
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- Calotropis procera
- taxon common name
- 圆果牛角瓜
- taxon name
- Calotropis procera
- invasive to
- Malawi
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- short name
- C. procera
- taxon range
- Myanmar
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e
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Encyclopedic overview
A small plant of stabragh in Ab Pakhsh Seeds
Calotropis procera is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native to Northern and Tropical Africa, Western Asia, South Asia and Indochina (mainland Southeast Asia). It typically reaches a height between 6 feet (1.8 m) to 8 feet (2.4 m), and rarely to as high as 15 feet (4.6 m), and grows in sunny to partly-shaded habitats such as disturbed and overgrazed lands, rangeland, roadsides, river flats and coastal dunes. Its green fruits contain a toxic milky sap that is extremely bitter and turns into a latex-like substance, which is resistant to soap.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Calotropis procera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.