Calotropis procera--Ethiopia. Ziway Rd. 8 km S of Modjo Jct. 14 Jul 04. 006.jpg
Native to 60 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into 45 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Ethiopia
7.089722, 38.701111
Location Remarks
Bio, 6 km N of Modjo, rd twd Debre Zeit
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Tanzania
-8.781944, 36.717222
Location Remarks
Hwy B1 Kifaru
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Calotropis
Specific Epithet
procera
Authorship
(Aiton) W.T.Aiton
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#324,300 of 335,497
Top 97%
Extinction probability
6%
