Calotropis gigantea
crown flower
As recorded: Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Hatheway, W.H.Otto Degener →W.H. Hatheway →
- Collector number
- 21294
- Date
- July 1, 1950
- Locality
- [North Polynesia; Canton; Canton (Guangzhou) Province
- Region
- Canton (Guangzhou) Province, China
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1950, Degener, O.; Hatheway, W.H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Calotropis gigantea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17,344 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
1st Main Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN
(c) Pooja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
HI, US
(c) jenkins3111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
RQWG+CH2, Anekal, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India
(c) Thejaswini Mv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Nadroga/Navosa, FJ-W, FJ
(c) Emilie Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Aqaba Qasabah District, Jordanien
(c) ikura, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Burugunte Village, Survey No 66, Bikkanahalli Main Rd, Sarjapura, Bengaluru, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India
(c) esha_s, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Calotropis gigantea. BISH 123355. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956573508. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123355.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956573508 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026