Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Malaya, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam; introduced into Andaman Is., Angola, Colombia, Cuba, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hawaii, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Mozambique, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Queensland, Society Is., Solomon Is., Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Wake I. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

January 15, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Calotropis

Specific Epithet

gigantea

Authorship

(L.) W.T.Aiton

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#319,117 of 335,497

Top 96%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →