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Giant Milkweed

Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Asclepias gigantea
Species recognized by Sri Lanka Species List and United States Species List
Asclepias gigantea L.
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Calotropis gigantea
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia UK, wikipedia SV, Angola Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Australia Species List, Brazil Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Gabon Species List, Guyana Species List, India Species List, Kenya Species List, Mongolia Species List, Morocco Species List, Nepal Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Philippines Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Seychelles Species List, Singapore Species List, Suriname Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Venezuela Species List, wikipedia ID, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia MS, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, and United States Species List
Calotropis gigantea
Recognized by CalPhotos, Ori Fragman's TrekNature gallery, Moorea Biocode, and OBIS environmental data records
Calotropis gigantea (L.) Aiton fil.
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand.
Species recognized by Plant Growth Form Data from NMNH Botany specimens
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and Mozambique Species List
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton
Recognized by India Biodiversity Portal
Calotropis gigantea (Linnaeus) W. T. Aiton
Recognized by eFloras
Asclepias gigantea
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Calotropis gigantea
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, USDA PLANTS images, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Simpson et al 2020, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, TRY summarized records, and iNaturalist data coverage
Calotropis gigantea
Recognized by Flickr Group and Flickr BHL
Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand.
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand. ex W. T. Aiton
Recognized by Plant Forms, Habitat and Distribution
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, USDA Plants data, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test, and GBIF data coverage
Calotropis gigantea (Linnaeus 1753) R. Br.
Species recognized by TreatmentBank
Periploca cochinchinensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Asclepias gigantea L.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Madorius giganteus (L.) Kuntze
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Periploca cochinchinensis Lour.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Streptocaulon cochinchinense (Lour.) G. Don
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Asclepias gigantea L.
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Madorius giganteus (L.) Kuntze
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Periploca cochinchinensis Lour.
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Streptocaulon cochinchinense (Lour.) G. Don
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Asclepias gigantea L.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Asclepias gigantea L.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Madorius giganteus (L.) Kuntze
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Madorius giganteus (L.) Kuntze
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Periploca chinensis Decne.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Periploca cochinchinensis Lour.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Periploca cochinchinensis Lour.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Streptocaulon cochinchinense (Lour.) G. Don
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Streptocaulon cochinchinense (Lour.) G. Don
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

crown flower
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Recognized by admin
crownflower
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crownplant
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giant calotrope
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Recognized by admin
Giant Indian Milkweed
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Recognized by admin
swallow-wort
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Recognized by admin
giant milkweed preferred
Recognized by USDA PLANTS images and Wikidata Common Names
Crown flower
prefer
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020

Arabic

عشار عملاق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

আকন্দ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

гигантски калотропис preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

牛角瓜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Akonfaserstrauch
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Recognized by admin
Kronenblume preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin
Madar-Strauch (Madarstrauch)
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Recognized by admin
Mudarpflanze
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Recognized by admin

Gujarati

આંકડો preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

मदार preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

koronavirág preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Biduri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Javanese

Widuri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಅರ್ಕ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Pokok Lembiaga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

എരുക്ക് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

रुई preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

आँक preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Oriya

ଅରଖ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Mleczara olbrzymia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Калотропис гигантский preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sanskrit

अर्कसस्यम् preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sindhi

اڪ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sundanese

Badori preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Kronbuske preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Kapal-kapal Baging preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

நீல எருக்கு preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

ఎర్ర జిల్లేడు preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

รัก preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Brighâ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Menori preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Rubék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

آگ کا درخت preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

عشار عملاق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tcy

ಎಕ್ಕಮಲೆ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

牛角瓜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

五狗卧花 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
五狗卧花心
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Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
断肠草
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Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
牛角瓜
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Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
羊浸树
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Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

牛角瓜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Calotropis
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton (this page)
Calotropis acia Buch.-Ham.
Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. fil.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
Apocynaceae Juss.
Asclepiadoideae Burnett
Calotropis R. Br.
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton (this page)
Calotropis acia Buch.-Ham.
Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Calotropis
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton (this page)
Calotropis acia Buch.-Ham.
Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. fil.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Calotropis
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton (this page)
Calotropis acia Buch.-Ham.
Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. fil.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Calotropis R. Br.
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton (this page)
Calotropis acia Buch.-Ham.
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Plantae
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliopsida
Asteranae
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Calotropis R. Br.
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton (this page)
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
eudicotyledons
Gunneridae
Pentapetalae
asterids
lamiids
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Asclepiadoideae
Asclepiadeae
Asclepiadinae
Calotropis
Calotropis gigantea (this page)
Calotropis procera
unclassified Calotropis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Embryophyta siphonogama
Angiospermae
Dicotyledones
Sympetalae
Contortae
Apocynaceae
Periplocoideae
Periploca
Periploca cochinchinensis (this page)
Periploca acuminata
Periploca africana
Periploca albicans
Periploca alboflavescens
Periploca americana
Periploca angustifolia
Periploca aphylla
Periploca arborea
Periploca audicea
Periploca batesii
Periploca brevicoronata
Periploca calophylla
Periploca calumpitensis
Periploca capsularis
Periploca chevalieri
Periploca chrysantha
Periploca ciliata
Periploca cordata
Periploca divaricata
Periploca dubia
Periploca emetica
Periploca esculenta
Periploca fasciculata
Periploca floribunda
Periploca forrestii
Periploca forsteri
Periploca fruticosa
Periploca gracilis
Periploca graeca
Periploca hastata
Periploca heterophylla
Periploca humboldtiana
Periploca hydaspidis
Periploca indica
Periploca khasiana
Periploca laevigata
Periploca linearifolia
Periploca linearis
Periploca maculata
Periploca mauritiana
Periploca mexicoensis
Periploca montana
Periploca mucronata
Periploca multiflora
Periploca nigrescens
Periploca oblongata
Periploca pallida
Periploca parviflora
Periploca petersiana
Periploca preussii
Periploca pubescens
Periploca purpurea
Periploca refractifolia
Periploca repens
Periploca reticulata
Periploca secamone
Periploca sect. Monocoronata
Periploca sepium
Periploca ser. Calophyllae
Periploca sesseiana
Periploca somaliensis
Periploca sylvestris
Periploca tenuifolia
Periploca tsangii
Periploca tsiangii
Periploca tunicata
Periploca venosa
Periploca virgata
Periploca visciformis
Periploca vomitoria

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Embryophyta siphonogama
Angiospermae
Dicotyledones
Sympetalae
Contortae
Apocynaceae
Asclepiadoideae
Asclepiadeae
Asclepiadinae
Asclepias
Asclepias gigantea (this page)
Asclepias acerateoides
Asclepias acornuta
Asclepias alticola
Asclepias amsonioides
Asclepias angulosa
Asclepias anisophylla
Asclepias apocinum
Asclepias appendiculata
Asclepias arborea
Asclepias arenicola
Asclepias armata
Asclepias aurantiaca
Asclepias bicolor
Asclepias blanchetii
Asclepias brasiliensis
Asclepias brevicornu
Asclepias chloroglossa
Asclepias clusiifolia
Asclepias communis
Asclepias compressa
Asclepias concolor
Asclepias confusa
Asclepias contorta
Asclepias cubensis
Asclepias cuneifolia
Asclepias curupi
Asclepias curvipes
Asclepias cynanchoides
Asclepias dasypus
Asclepias davurica
Asclepias dealbata
Asclepias demissa
Asclepias depressa
Asclepias dichotoma
Asclepias dioscoridis
Asclepias diploglossa
Asclepias douglasii
Asclepias eastwoodiana
Asclepias ecornuta
Asclepias elegans
Asclepias elliptica
Asclepias eustegioides
Asclepias ferruginea
Asclepias floridana
Asclepias fusca
Asclepias galpinii
Asclepias geminiflora
Asclepias gerrardii
Asclepias giffordii
Asclepias gladewitzii
Asclepias globosa
Asclepias gomphocarpoides
Asclepias gonalis
Asclepias gonocarpos
Asclepias graminea
Asclepias greeniana
Asclepias harveyana
Asclepias hassleriana
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias inflexa
Asclepias intermedia
Asclepias jacquiniana
Asclepias klaprothiana
Asclepias kotolo
Asclepias kuntzei
Asclepias lasiotis
Asclepias linearifolia
Asclepias lonchophylla
Asclepias longicornis
Asclepias longicornu
Asclepias longipetala
Asclepias mackenii
Asclepias macra
Asclepias macrochila
Asclepias margaritacea
Asclepias marginata
Asclepias mucronata
Asclepias multinervis
Asclepias nervosa
Asclepias obtusata
Asclepias ochroleuca
Asclepias orbicularis
Asclepias oxytropis
Asclepias pachyglossa
Asclepias pachystephana
Asclepias papillosa
Asclepias parvula
Asclepias paupercula
Asclepias periplocifolia
Asclepias pilosa
Asclepias polyphylla
Asclepias polystachya
Asclepias pseudocrispa
Asclepias pubigera
Asclepias purpusii
Asclepias quinqueflora
Asclepias ramosa
Asclepias rectinervis
Asclepias reflectens
Asclepias revoluta
412 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Embryophyta siphonogama
Angiospermae
Dicotyledones
Sympetalae
Contortae
Apocynaceae
Asclepiadoideae
Asclepiadeae
Asclepiadinae
Calotropis
Calotropis gigantea (this page)
Calotropis gigantea var. procera
Calotropis acia
Calotropis busseana
Calotropis hamiltonii
Calotropis heterophylla
Calotropis persica
Calotropis procera
Calotropis syriaca
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