Hi folks,
I have recorded some individuals of the genus Calotropis in the Asir province, Saudi Arabia. Shall be grateful if someone can help me determine the exact species and key to identification of both the species.
Thanks in anticipation
Siraj Uddin Mazumder
There are three accepted species of Calotropis; Calotropis procera, Calotropis gigantea and Calotropis acia
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30369062-2
Of the above mentioned species, Calotropis procera is only found in Saudi Arabia.
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1004515-2
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95173-1
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95171-1
Thanks!
did you try this paper :
Arka_and_its_botanical_equivalents_a_critical_analysis ?
available on RG
Anagha V Ranade, Rabinarayan Acharya. Arka and its botanical equivalents: A criticalanalysis. Ayurpharm Int J Ayur Alli Sci. 2015;4(3):60-68.
marc
Hi.
For Saudi Arabia, Sheila Collenette, in her book An Illustrated Guide to the Flowers of Saudi Arabia (Scorpion Publishing Ltd., London, 1985), cites only Calotropis procera. Your pictures fit very well with that species, which I have seen many times in the Cape Verde Islands and the Canaries. The plant in question was introduced recently to this Spanish archipelago.
Best regards from the Canaries.
Rubén Barone Thanks. Appreciate your inputs. I did check with Collenette. Thanks once again.
Hi again.
I have found a useful paper on Calotropis, which I have attached as a pdf.
Best regards.
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