Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Calotropis gigantea
(Asclepiadaceae)
bowstring hemp, calotrope, crown flower, crownplant, giant milkweed, madar

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Species description or overview

Calotropis gigantea information from PIER
Information on Calotropis gigantea as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Calotropis gigantea
Nomenclatural information about Calotropis gigantea is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Calotropis gigantea (Asclepiadaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Calotropis gigantea as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Images

Calotropis gigantea images by PT
Calotropis gigantea plant and flowers on Maui, Hawaii are shown (P. Thomas SmugMug gallery).

Images of Calotropis gigantea (Asclepiadaceae) (crown flower)
Links to high-resolution free images of Calotropis gigantea (Asclepiadaceae) (crown flower) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Calotropis gigantea information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Calotropis gigantea in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Calotropis gigantea images from PIER
Images of Calotropis gigantea provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Voucher specimens

Images of voucher specimens for Calotropis gigantea from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA)
Images of voucher specimens of Calotropis gigantea from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA) are available online.

Distribution

Calotropis gigantea information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Calotropis gigantea in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Books

Hawaii's butterflies & moths: an identification guide to easily observed species
Jamieson, Dean and Jim Denny. 2001. Hawaii's butterflies & moths: an identification guide to easily observed species. A Hawaii Biological Survey Handbook. Mutual Publishing.

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