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Calotropis
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Calotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to southern Asia and North Africa.
Species
Genus
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilyCalliostomatidae
Common Name: ketam
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 55
- With media
- 40
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- CAS, ASU, NY, MICH, BRIT, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Mozambique, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, Philippines, Sint Maarten, Surinam, India, CuraçAo, United States
Research
719 papers- Calotropis procera and the Pharmacological Properties of Its Aqueous Leaf Extract: A Review.Cureus · 2024
- Calotropis gigantea.Wilderness & environmental medicine · 2016
- 19-Nor-cardenolides From Calotropis gigantea.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2025
- Calotropis gigantiea (L.) R. Br (Apocynaceae): a phytochemical and pharmacological review.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2013
- Calotropis procera extract inhibits prostate cancer through regulation of autophagy.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Starr 041014-0034 Calotropis gigantea.jpg
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- Calotropis
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Calotropis
- topic's main category
- Category:Calotropis
- has fruit type
- follicle
- taxon common name
- 牛角瓜属
- Flora of the Hawaiian Islands URL
- naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/genusdescr.cfm?genus=Calotropis
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Botanical description
- Toxicity
- Medicinal properties
- Cultural significance
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Calotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to southern Asia and North Africa.
They are commonly known as milkweeds because of the latex they produce. Calotropis species are considered common weeds in some parts of the world. The flowers are fragrant and are often used in making floral tassels in some mainland Southeast Asian cultures. Fibers of these plants are called mudar or mader. Calotropis species are usually found in abandoned farmland.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Calotropis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.