Crown Flower

Flowers Captured By ~ Pushpak Mahajan


Calotropis gigantea (Crown flower) is a species of Calotropis native to CambodiaIndonesiaMalaysiaPhilippines,[citation needed]ThailandSri LankaIndiaChinaPakistanNepal, and tropical Africa.[2]
It is a large shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall. It has clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in color. Each flower consists of five pointed petals and a small "crown" rising from the center which holds the stamens. The aestivation found in calotropis is valvate i.e. sepals or petals in a whorl just touch one another at the margin, without overlapping. The plant has oval, light green leaves and milkystem. The latex of Calotropis gigantea contains cardiac glycosidesfatty acids, and calcium oxalate.

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