Apocynaceae
Giant milkweed
Calotropis gigantea
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Calotropis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Giant milkweed
Synonyms
- Asclepias argentata Noronha
- Asclepias gigantea L.
- Madorius giganteus (L.) Kuntze
- Periploca cochinchinensis Lour.
- Streptocaulon cochinchinense (Lour.) G.Don
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ikari Shinji, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Arivumathi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Shahen Alom, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Eric Chan W.C., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Brinda Singh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Mahendra Bhojram Raut, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rajalaxmi Devi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Patrick Bonamy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Carol VanHook, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ikari Shinji, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.