| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 295 |
| Synonym | : | Asclepias gigantea L.;
Madorius giganteus (L.) Kuntze.;
Periploca chinensis Decne.;
Periploca cochinchinensis Lour.;
Streptocaulon cochinchinense (Lour.) G. Don.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Rui, Madar, Ak, Crown Flower • Hindi: Safed aak • Manipuri: Angkot • Tamil: Erukku • Telugu: Jilledi Puvvu • Nepali: Aank, Ark, Madaar |
| Plant Family | : | Asclepiadaceae |
| Description | : | Shrubs, stem rounded. Leaves 10-16 x 8-10 cm, smaller in branchlets; elliptic-ovate to obovate, apex acute or obtuse, base cordate; lateral nerves 5-7 pairs, adpressed pubescent when young, becoming glabrous on maturity. Flowers pale purple or greenish-white, 3 cm across; pedicels to 3 cm long, stout; calyx lobes to 3 mm long; corolla campanulate, tube short, lobes ovate to oblong, recurved; staminal corona of 5 vertical lobes, 1 cm long. Fruit saccate, to 6 x 3 cm, ovoid; seeds many. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Mostly near habitations, On bunds fields |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The milky sap (latex) coagulates when warm and is said to have similar cardiac properties to digitalis (from various Digitalis spp.). It is also considered to be anti-septic, emetic, purgative and vermifuge. It is used in the treatment of a variety of other conditions including dysentery, leprosy, elephantiasis, epilepsy, asthma and many other complaints. Mixed with salt, it is taken orally as an emetic for treating severe colds. The latex is applied to sprains, body pains, boils and pimples. The milky latex is used externally to stop bleeding, and for treating a wide range of conditions including leprosy, rheumatism, ringworm, boils, scabies, stings, burns, bruises, cuts, sores and wounds. It is applied to the gums and teeth to treat caries and toothaches |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Giganteol; benzoates, alpha-calotropeols; beta-calotropeols; beta-amyrin; Giganteol acetate; iso-giganteol; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32452
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Crown%20Flower.html
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- https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2e74/744c6b20b104f6dfdf460b4a6fdd6cfb25e3.pdf |
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| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Gentianales |
| Family | : Asclepiadaceae - Milkweed family |
| Genus | : Calotropis R. Br. - calotropis |
| Species | : Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T. Aiton - giant milkweed |
