Calotropis gigantea
(Giant rubber bush, King’s crown)
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FAMILY |
Apocynaceae / Asclepiadaceae |
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Species |
Calotropis gigantea |
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Common name(s) |
Giant rubber bush, King’s crown |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers mauve. Shrub to 5 m tall, much-branched |
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Distinguishing features |
Stems brittle, milky latex present. Leaves opposite, grey-green, waxy, thick. Flowers with mauve-pink petals and a central corona resembling a crown. Follicles bladder-like producing numerous plumed seeds. Grows from cuttings. Poisonous properties. |
