Dr. Abdulaziz M. Assaeed

Calotropis procera

Species

Asclepiadaceae

Family

Ushar

Vernacular Name

Perennial shrub

Life Form

Ascending to erect glaucous shrub with white latex, woody below with corky bark, 1.5-4 m high. Leaves opposite, oblong to obovate, 10-25 cm long, 8-15 cm broad. Inflorescence an umbel-like cyme on primary peduncles about 5 cm long from the upper axils. Flowers showy, purple colored, 1-2 cm across. Fruit smooth or somewhat wrinkled, inflated, ovoid follicle, 8-15 cm long. Seed comose, wind dispersed  

Description

Disturbed waste ground on silty soils and alongside dry shallow runnels

Habitat

Poisonous plant

Grazing Importance

Potential source of natural compounds

Other Uses

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