Rheede tot Drakestein, H.A. van, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus (1678-1703)
Hort. Ind. Malab.

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vol. 2 (1679)

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t. 31

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Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand.

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binominal name:
Asclepias gigantea L.
name recognized:
Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand.
name recognized (basionym):
Asclepias gigantea L.

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cited non-linnean name:
ericu

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family: Asclepiadaceae
subfamily: Asclepioideae
tribe: Asclepiadeae

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epithet: giganteus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Asclepias gigantea L.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Calotropis gigantiea (L.) R. Br. ex Schultes; Periploca cochinchinensis Lour.; Streptocaulon cochinchinense (Lour.) G. Don;