Scientific Name :
Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand.
Synonym :
Common Name : Crown flower, Mandar, Ruhi
Plant Family : Apocynaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : November to April
Flower Colour : Purple and White
Description : Height: 1 to 3 m
Stem: Green, pubescent
Leaves: Opposite decussate, oblong, milky latex, 10 to 20 cm, tomentose
Flowers: White or purple, calyx 5 lobed, corolla 5 lobed, petals with pointed ends, 2 auricles, stamens
5, pentagonal stigma, pollinium, bicarpellary, ovules many
Inflorescence: Umbellate cyme
Fruits: Follicles, thick, 8 to 10 cm, seeds hairy
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN, CH, JM, VT, TL
Distribution Range : S. China to Tropical Asia.
Uses : Leaves applied on joint pains
Milk used in treatment of skin diseases
