Scientific Name :
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Synonym :
Asclepias procera Aiton
Asclepias gigantea Willd.
Common Name : Rubber Bush, Aak, Mandara.
Plant Family : Apocynaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to December
Flower Colour : Purple
Description : Height: 1 to 3 m
Stem: Green, pubescent
Leaves: Opposite decussate, oblong, milky latex, 10 to 20 cm, tomentose
Flowers: Purple, calyx 5 lobed, corolla ovate 5 lobed, 2 auricles, stamens 5, pentagonal stigma, gynostegium formed by union of stamens and stigma pollinium, coronary outgrowth present at back of each, unopened flowers appears somewhat like spherical ball, stamens,bicarpellary, ovules many
Inflorescence: Umbellate cyme
Fruits: Follicles, thick, 8 to 10 cm, seeds hairy
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : JM, TL
Distribution Range : Macaronesia, N. & Tropical Africa to Indo – China
Uses : Stem fibres used in making cordage
Seed floss used as stuffing materials
