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Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton
Giant milkweed

Calotropis procera
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2016
Naturalized at Piñones State Forest, Loíza, Puerto Rico, Enlarge

Family: Apocynaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Native to the Old World (Asia); widely cultivated and sometimes naturalized.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Cultivated Only

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Synonyms: Calotropis gigantea.

Other data on Calotropis procera available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Calotropis procera has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Present Not Native, Cultivated Only



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Calotropis procera
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2016
Naturalized at Piñones State Forest, Loíza, Puerto Rico, Enlarge
Calotropis procera