Dapper, O., Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche gewesten (1676)
Nauk. Beschr. Afr. Gew.

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(1676)

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p. 130 f. 4

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xx Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.

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binominal name:
Asclepias procera Aiton
name recognized:
xx Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.
name recognized (basionym):
- Asclepias procera Aiton

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cited non-linnean name:
Baobab

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origin:
P. Alpino, J. Vesling, De plantis Aegypti liber, editio altera emendatior: p. 86 (1640)

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family: Asclepiadaceae
subfamily: Asclepioideae
tribe: Asclepiadeae

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epithet: procerus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Leiden University Libraries, Leyden, The Netherlands

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Asclepias procera Aiton; Calotropis procera (Aiton) R. Br.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Apocynum syriacum Garsault; Asclepias gigantea Jacq.; Asclepias gigantea Willd.; Asclepias patula Decne.; Calotropis busseana Schumann; Calotropis heterophylla Wall.; Calotropis heterophylla Wall. ex Wight; Calotropis inflexa Chiov.; Calotropis persica Gand.; Calotropis syriaca Woodson; Calotropis wallichii Wight;