Calotropis acia Buch.-Ham.

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (Milkweed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Asclepias herbacea Roxb.; Calotropis herbacea (Roxb.) Wight; Madorius acia (Buch.-Ham.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Calotropis acia Buch.-Ham.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Waste places; 100 - 900 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Small shrub; young stems and inflorescence branches not cottony pubescent; leaves glabrous; petiole more than 1cm
  • Flower, Fruit : April-May
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Assam and North-East India
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 173
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 700
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Calotropis acia. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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