Calotropis gigantea

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Calotropis gigantea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Calotropis gigantea, R. Br. (Asclepias gigantea. Willd.). Giant Milkweed. Tree-like, 8-15 ft., with pale bark and woolly shoots: Ivs. obovate to broad wedge-shaped, entire, woolly beneath: fls. rose and purple, in simple or compound umbels with involucrate scales, the corolla-segms. bent downwards and twisted with age: fr. 3-4 in. long; seeds broadly ovate. B.R. 58. India, and planted or escaped in W. Indies. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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