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Calotropis procera

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Identification
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton [family ASCLEPIADACEAE ]
Related name
  • Calotropis procera
Common name
  • a-tápúŋ (K&A; Ferry) (SENEGAL, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • niapi djara (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, ‘SENUFO’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • belápse (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, DIOLA-FLUP), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • pwom pwomohi (JMD) (NIGERIA, GWARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bamanbé (Aub.) bandambi (Aub.) bauane (Aub.) (NIGER, FULA-FULFULDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • auricula tree; Dead Sea apple; Sodom apple; swallow-wort., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nyeyi (JMD; Aub.) (MALI, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • dimpâpaô (K&A) (SENEGAL, ‘SOCE’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kudjohĕ (Volkens & Gaisser) tschofu (Volkens & Gaisser) (TOGO, KABRE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • wolaporhu (Volkens & Gaisser) wolapugo (Volkens & Gaisser) (GHANA, DAGBANI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • mbontal (Ferry) (SENEGAL, KONYAGI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • diawara (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, KIRMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kayio (Aub.) kulunhun (Aub.) (NIGER, TUBU (Kaningou)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • mpompompogolo (Aub.) ngoyo (JMD) nguyo (Aub.) (MALI, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • krunka (Barth; RM) tezera (Aub.) tirza (Aub.) toreha (Barth) torha (Barth) toucha (Aub.) tourha (Barth) touŋe (Aub.) tursha (Barth) (MALI, TAMACHEK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • inglish-kσtin = English cotton (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KRIO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kayôu (JMD) (NIGERIA, KANURI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nopiada (K&B) (IVORY COAST, SENUFO-NIAGHAFOLO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • faftan (DAP) (THE GAMBIA, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • mpompomogolo (Aub.) nguyo (Aub.) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tezera (Aub.) tirza (Aub.) toreha (Barth) torha (Barth) toucha (Aub.) tourha (Barth) tourjé (Aub.) tursha (Barth) (NIGER, TAMACHEK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • (‘Maure’) achur (Aub.) kerenka (Aub.) korunka (Aub.) turdja (Aub.) turje (Aub.) (MAURITANIA, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • gi-potár (Ferry) (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bussuma (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • taurja (Aub.) tourje (Aub.) (MAURITANIA, BERBER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ushar (GR) (SENEGAL, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • arbre à soie (tree with floss, soie silk); arbre à soie du Sénégal; pomme de Sodome (Sodom’s apple, but referring properly to some Solarium spp.)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bagueuóne (JDES) n-olim-nhe, um-olim-nhe (JDES) n-olininhe (EPdS; JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tomfania (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kupa (JMD) (NIGERIA, JUKUN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bodafot (K&A) mbadafot (auctt.) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tumfafia (Grail; Aub.) (NIGER, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • inawokodu (Volkens; Gaisser) (TOGO, BASSARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tshawŏu (Volkens; Gaisser) (TOGO, TEM (Tshaudjo)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • turja (AN) (MAURITANIA, ARABIC (Hassaniya)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • babadi (K&A) bamâbi (K&A) bamanbé (Aub.) bamanbi-bauwami (Abdoul Oumar) bandambi (Aub.) bauane (Aub.) bawam bawam (K&A) bawoam (K&A) kupâpâ (K&A) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • mpatu-asa? (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • korunka (Barth) (MALI, ARABIC (Sahara)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • furo fogo (K&B) tumo tigi (K&B) (IVORY COAST, MANDING-DYULA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • faftan (auctt.) fafton (Aub.; K&A) paftan (Abdoul Oumar) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bamanbé (Aub.) bandambi (Aub.) bauane (Aub.) bawane (GR) (MALI, FULA-PULAAR (Mali)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • sáagéy (pl.-à) (D&C) (NIGER, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • hugé (auctt.) ôgu (auctt.) (SENEGAL, SERER-NON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • pòlípòlí (Rytz) (GHANA, GUANG-GONJA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bombardeira, bomborderu (JMD) bordéru (Aub.) (SENEGAL, CRIOULO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • potu (K&B) putrempugu (K&B) putru pouga (K&B) puwo (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, MOORE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • a-gbo-loba (FRI) wutsoe-wutsoe (FRI) (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • niapi djara (K&B) (IVORY COAST, ‘SENUFO’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • togo fogo (K&B) (IVORY COAST, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tomo n’déké (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • blσfo tσtσ (FRI; KD) gbé’kε̃biì-awuσ = children’s fowl; alluding to the floss like feathers (FRI) owula kofi ba (FRI) (GHANA, GA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • fogofoko (JB) m-pôpôpogolo (K&A) ngeyi (JMD) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bupumba pumb (JB, ex K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • Gambia) bawane (DAP) (THE GAMBIA, FULA-PULAAR (The), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • puu-vande (def.-i) = foreign, or English cotton (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bfó (EPdS) bfô, bió, ufô (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, PEPEL), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • turdja (A. Chev.) turia (A. Chev.) (MALI, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bomubómú (auctt.) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bambambele (ZOG) tùmfaáfìyaá (auctt.) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tambutiji (Volkens&Gaisser) (TOGO, ANYI-ANUFO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • lifini (Aub.) (NIGER, TUBU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kupampaŋ (def.-o)onomatopoeic: children burst the fruits like rubber balloons (DF) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • Volta) ganganpi (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, FULA-FULFULDE (Upper), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bodafor (K&A) imbudafot (K&A) (SENEGAL, NON (Nyominka)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • (Guinea-Bissau) pama (EPdS; JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, FULA-PULAAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • furo fogo (K&B) tumo tigi (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, DYULA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • belápse (EPdS; JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, MANKANYA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • babambi (J&D; MM) bambambi (J&D; MM) bambami (JMD) bembambi (MM) tumpaapahi from Hausa (MM) (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • eshar (Aub.) esshero (Aub.) koruga (Aub.) ochar (Aub.) oshar (Aub.) rhalga (Aub.) (NIGER, ARABIC (Niger)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • baamwaani (Ba) bawane (JMD) (SENEGAL, TUKULOR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • (‘Maure’) achur (Aub.) kerenka (Aub.) korunka (Aub.) turdja (Aub.) turje (Aub.) (SENEGAL, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • pòbu (C-G) (MALI, DOGON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • unablapong (Volkens & Gaisser) (GHANA, KONKOMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bombardeira (EPdS; JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, CRIOULO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ushar (JMD) (NIGERIA, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • hurégo (Prost, ex K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, BISA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tulumpa (K&A) (SENEGAL, SONINKE-SARAKOLE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • cumpampam (def.-ô) (JDES) kupampaŋ (JDES) pampam i.e., kupampaŋ (JDES) pópo (def.-ô (auctt.) (GUINEA-BISSAU, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • Coast) ganganpi (K&B) (IVORY COAST, FULA-FULFULDE (Ivory), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • fugofogoiri (Aub.; K&A) mpompompogolo (Aub., ex K&A) ngeyi (K&A) ngoyo (auctt.) (SENEGAL, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for CALOTROPIS procera (Ait.) Ait. f. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Gilbert (Ceropegia), D. Goyder (Calotropis, Conomitra, Glossonema, Gomphocarpus, Leptadenia, Marsdenia, Odontanthera, Oxystelma, Pentatropis, Pergularia, Secamone, Stigmatorhynchus, Tylophora), J. Lavranos (Ballyanthus, Caralluma, Desmidorchis, Duvalia, Echidnopsis, Edithcolea, Huernia, Orbea, Pseudolithos, Pseudopectinaria, Rhytidocaulon, Sanguilluma, Whitesloanea), S. Liede-Schumann (Blyttia, Calciphila, Cynanchum, Goydera, Pentarrhinum, Pleurostelma, Schizostephanus), M. Thulin (Acokanthera, Adenium, Ancylobotrys, Carissa, Catharanthus, Cryptostegia, Ephippiocarpa, Hunteria, Landolphia, Nerium, Plumeria, Saba, Strophanthus, Tabernaemontana, Thevetia, Wrightia), and J. Venter (Buckollia, Cryptolepis, Periploca, Raphionacme, Schlechterella, Tacazzea). [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
CALOTROPIS procera (Ait.) Ait. f. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE], (1811);
Asclepias procera Ait. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE], (1789). Fig. 99. [type as above]
CALOTROPIS inflexa Chiov. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE], (1936);. type: S1, “Iscia Baidoa”, Puccioni 15 (FT holo.).
Information
Stout, weakly to strongly branched succulent shrub 2–7 m tall; young parts shortly tomentose, often appearing farinose, glabrescent. Leaves subsessile or shortly petiolate; blade 7–26 x 4–15.5 cm, ovate, oblong-ovate, elliptic or more usually broadly obovate, apex rounded or obtuse with a short acuminate tip, base cordate, often obscuring the petiole, glaucous. Peduncles robust, (0–)3–8 cm long; pedicels slender, 1–3.5 cm long. Sepals 4–5 x 3–4 mm, ovate, acute or subacute. Corolla campanulate, white with purple tips to the lobes, glabrous; lobes erect or spreading, 7–10 x 6–7 mm, ovate, acute. Corona-lobes white or purple, 5–6 x 3 mm, oblong, obliquely truncate or rounded, cleft radially in the upper half, minutely scabrid along the margins, basal spur c. 2 mm long. Follicles 8–13 cm long, ovoid to subglobose, with one side somewhat flattened, obtuse or depressed at the apex.
Range
N1, 2; S1, 2 drier parts of tropical Africa, Arabia and India; naturalised elsewhere in the tropics.
Altitude range
up to c. 1200 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Gillett 4067; Hansen, Heemstra & Abuukar Sheikh 6491; McKinnon S/77.
Distribution (external)
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Notes
Seed hairs used for stuffing pillows. Rope made from stem.

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