6792.000 Calotropis R. Br.

Description of the genus

Shrubs or small trees. Leaves thick, glaucous (in ours), sessile. Inflorescences composed of lateral umbellate cymes. Calyx lobes ovate-lanceolate. Corolla broadly campanulate; lobes purplish pink. Corona of broad scales, laterally flattened with a dorsal spur. Style head pentagonal. See close-up of flower. Fruit composed of paired inflated follicles, containing seeds with long silky hairs.

Worldwide: 3 species in tropical and warm regions of Africa and India

Mozambique: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
gigantea (L.) Aiton f.	N,M	Description, Image
procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton	N,Z,T,MS	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Calotropis
Flora of Burundi: Calotropis
Flora of Malawi: Calotropis
Flora of Zambia: Calotropis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Calotropis
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Calotropis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Calotropis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Calotropis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Calotropis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Calotropis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Calotropis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Calotropis
JSTOR Plant Science: Calotropis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Calotropis
Plants of the World Online: Calotropis
Tropicos: Calotropis
Wikipedia: Calotropis