Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Asclepiadaceae | Genus: Calotropis | Species: Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand. |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | Calotropis wallichii Wight, Calotropis persica Gand., Calotropis syriaca Woodson | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Safed-ak, Mudar, Arki | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Madar, Sodom's Apple, Milk Weed | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Aak | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up To 1300 M | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Follicles subglobose to obliquely ovoid, inflated, 6-10 × 3-7 cm, pericarp thick, spongy |
| Habitat | Common in waste places, forest clearings, and river beds | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Almost Throughout India, Pakistan, West Asia, Tropical Africa | Bark Details | The bark is thick, rough and corky and a yellow-brown colour |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Patiala-ki-Rao Reserved Forest | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Shrubs or small trees to 6 m tall. petiole very short, leaf blade grayish green or hoary white, ovate to obovate, 10-30 × 5-15 cm, base cordate, apex abruptly pointed. Cymes umbel-like, 3-10-flowered. Sepals elliptic or ovate, ca. 5 × 3 mm. flower buds subglobose. corolla white outside, pinkish inside, 1.5-2 cm in diam. follicles subglobose to obliquely ovoid, inflated, 6-10 × 3-7 cm, pericarp thick, spongy. seeds ca. 6 × 4 mm | Leaf Details | Leaves, subsessile, elliptic, obovate to oblong, 10-20 × 5-13 cm |
