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

GRIN nomenclature info for Calotropis gigantea
Nomenclatural information about Calotropis gigantea is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

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

IPNI nomenclature info for Calotropis gigantea
Nomenclatural information about Calotropis gigantea is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

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

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.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Calotropis gigantea
Mixed Rights

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

Herbarium 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

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Calotropis gigantea
Mixed Rights

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