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December 2023

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Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand.

This species name was first published in Hortus Kew. 2: 78 1811

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000581493.

Synonyms of Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Asclepias gigantea L. Sp. Pl. : 214 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000551362
Periploca cochinchinensis Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 167 (1790) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001102785
Streptocaulon cochinchinense (Lour.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 162 (1837) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001102805
Madorius giganteus (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 421 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001102839