Herbarium Specimen Details

Calotropis procera
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Calotropis procera Aiton W. T. Aiton
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Along Tampa Bay, ca. 0.1 km from the water, ca. 4 km N of Apollo Beach. T32S, R19E, Sec. 4, SW¼. 27° 48' 23" N 82° 24' 31" W
Habitat Foreign soil, probably deposited in 2011; ca. 0.5 acre soil mound, 7-10 m high; soil deep (rich) rusty color, dense (hard) rocky with coarse sands.
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Collector S. Dickman
with R. Ross
Collection Date 08 May 2012
Accession Number 273524
Image 273524.jpg
Plant Atlas Link Plant Atlas Citation

Calotropis procera
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Calotropis procera Aiton W. T. Aiton
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Along Tampa Bay, ca. 0.1 km from the water, ca. 4 km N of Apollo Beach. 27° 48' 23" N 82° 24' 31" W
Description Shrub to 3 m.
Habitat 7-10 m high mound of gravelly, rust-colored soil; Leucaena - Vachellia - Panicum maximum community.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector A. R. Franck 3676
with S. Wilson
Collection Date 12 Nov 2014
Accession Number 277129
Image 277129.jpg
Plant Atlas Link Plant Atlas Citation

Calotropis procera
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Calotropis procera Aiton W. T. Aiton
Locality Puerto Rico. Ponce Mun. : 2.8 mi. W of Ponce along the coast road (highway 2), at the Holiday Inn.
Description Shrub to 4 m tall; corolla lobes with lavender tips; very common.
Habitat Disturbed areas; low scrub on coastal hills.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R. P. Sauleda, D. K. Sauleda, M. E. Ragan, & E. Antomarchi
Collection Date 18 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166177
Image 166177.jpg
Plant Atlas Link Plant Atlas Citation

Calotropis procera
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Calotropis procera Aiton W. T. Aiton
Locality Bahamas. Cat Island , Cat Island Distr. : 0.6 mi. W of McQueens on road to Hawkes Nest. 24° 10' 40" N 75° 28' 15" W
Description Shrub 3 m tall.
Habitat Along beach dune.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D. K. Sauleda
Collection Date 12 Jul 1983
Accession Number 172314
Image 172314.jpg
Plant Atlas Link Plant Atlas Citation

Calotropis procera
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Calotropis procera Aiton W. T. Aiton
Locality Dominican Republic. Puerto Plata Prov. , San Felipe de Puerto Plata Mun. : Ca. 5 km W of Puerto Plata. 19° 38' 47" N 69° 55' 4" W
Habitat Dry slope at base of serpentine limestone hill.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 24 Apr 1970
Accession Number 92133
Image 92133.jpg
Plant Atlas Link Plant Atlas Citation

Calotropis procera
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Calotropis procera Aiton W. T. Aiton
Locality Dominican Republic. Peravia Prov. 3 km S of Los Ranchitos on the road to Constanza. 18° 15' 0" N 70° 15' 0" W
Description Shrub 1.5 m tall; flowers white and purple; fruits green outside, white inside.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Watson
Collection Date 14 Jul 1981
Accession Number 176740
Image 176740.jpg
Plant Atlas Link Plant Atlas Citation

Calotropis procera
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Calotropis procera Aiton W. T. Aiton - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Puerto Rico. Peñuelas Mun. : PR 2 2.5 km E Tallaboa. 17° 59' 42" N 66° 42' 59" W
Description Shrub to 2.5 m; flowers white flushed purple.
Habitat Steep dry slope above ocean.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 30 Dec 1970
Accession Number 93417
Image 93417.jpg
Plant Atlas Link Plant Atlas Citation

Calotropis procera
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Calotropis procera Aiton W. T. Aiton - Determined By: C. D. Adams, 1963
Locality Jamaica. Surrey Co. , St. Andrew Par. : N end of Long Mountain, just E of Kingston. 18° 0' 0" N 76° 47' 60" W
Description Rare; sepals light green below, tinged purplish above; petals greenish-white below, purple above; corona lobes white below, purple above; ovaries light green, styles white; stigmatic area light green; fruit light green with milky juice; leaves succulent; 7-8 ft. tall.
Habitat Along roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector M. R. Crosby
with H. A. Hespenheide & W. R. Anderson
Collection Date 11 Jun 1963
Accession Number 97253
Image 97253.jpg
Plant Atlas Link Plant Atlas Citation

Calotropis procera
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Calotropis procera Aiton W. T. Aiton - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1977
Locality Ghana. Greater Accra Accra, Ambassador Beach. 5° 19' 30" N 0° 7' 11" W
Description Common; shrub 2 m high; latex; leaves thickly coriaceous, glaucous with paler main veins, pruinose; calyx pale glaucous; corolla pale greenish-lilac, lobes inside dark violet except for pale margin; corona lobes violet; carpels inflated and irregularly indented, 6-8 x 4-5 x 4-5 cm; seeds dark brown.
Habitat Kaolin; in town.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 5 to m
Collector A. J. M. Leeuwenberg
Collection Date 26 Feb 1977
Accession Number 191528
Image 191528.jpg
Plant Atlas Link Plant Atlas Citation

Calotropis procera
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Calotropis procera Aiton Aiton
Locality Honduras. Choluteca Dept. , Choluteca Mun. : Near the Choluteca River, near Choluteca, Choluteca. 13° 19' 60" N 87° 4' 60" W
Habitat Sandy woodland.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector F. A. Barkley
with P.A. Ramírez B.
Collection Date 06 Jun 1970
Accession Number 109584
Image 109584.jpg
Plant Atlas Link Plant Atlas Citation