Species profile—Calotropis procera

Classification

Plantae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants ) (plants) → Equisetopsida ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida ) (land plants) → Apocynaceae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida&family=apocynaceae ) → Calotropis procera

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=12289&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=12289&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=12289 )

Species details

Kingdom
Plantae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida ) (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida ) (land plants)
Family
Apocynaceae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=plants&class=equisetopsida&family=apocynaceae )
Scientific name
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
WildNet taxon ID
12289
Alternate name(s)
kapoc tree
small crown-flower
camel weed
rubber plant
rubber bush
Prince of Wale's crown
king's crown kapok
King Edward's crown
kapok tree
Indian milkweed
calotropis
auricula tree
calotrope
rubber tree
cabbage tree
king's crown
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

Other resources

Photo gallery
  • Photo of Calotropis procera () - Forster, P.,Queensland Herbarium, DES (Licence: CC BY NC),1988 ( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/6900?f=.jpg )
  • Photo of Calotropis procera () - Forster, P.,Queensland Herbarium, DES (Licence: CC BY NC),1988 ( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/6901?f=.jpg )

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=12289 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=12289 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.