Calotropis

From Wikispecies
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Calotropis procera

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Gentianales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Calotropis
Species: C. acia – C. gigantea – C. procera

Name[edit]

Calotropis R.Br., Asclepiadeae: 28 (1810).

Synonyms[edit]

Homonyms[edit]

  • Calotropis Post & Kuntze (1903) = Galega L.

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands, Cape Verde.
    • Regional: West Tropical Africa
      • Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone.
    • Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
      • Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire.
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
    • Regional: East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
    • Regional: South Tropical Africa
      • Angola (introduced), Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Northern Provinces (introduced).
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Comoros (introduced).
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq (introduced), Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai.
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast.
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands (introduced), Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
    • Regional: Malesia
      • Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands (introduced), Malaya, Philippines (introduced), Sulawesi.
    • Regional: Papuasia
      • New Guinea, Solomon Islands (introduced).
  • Continental: Australasia (introduced)
    • Regional: Australia
      • Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia.
  • Continental: Pacific (introduced)
    • Regional: Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Phoenix Islands.
    • Regional: South-Central Pacific
      • Society Islands.
    • Regional: Northwestern Pacific
      • Marianas, Wake Island.
    • Regional: North-Central Pacific
      • Hawaii.
  • Continental: Northern America (introduced)
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California.
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida.
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
  • Continental: Southern America (introduced)
    • Regional: Central America
      • Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Islands, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands.
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Venezuela.
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia, Colombia.
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North.
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Paraguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Additional references[edit]

  • Bullock, A.A. (1957) ING card 03911.

Links[edit]

Vernacular names[edit]

suomi: Madarit
svenska: Kronbusksläktet
Wikimedia Commons For more multimedia, look at Calotropis on Wikimedia Commons.