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Calotropis gigantea

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Calotropis gigantea

Summary

Calotropis gigantea is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,642 views/month, #1,247 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calotropis gigantea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Calotropis gigantea is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Calotropis gigantea is classified within Calotropis[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Calotropis gigantea is Calotropis gigantea[6].
  • Calotropis gigantea is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Calotropis gigantea is used for fiber[8].
  • Calotropis gigantea's Commons category is recorded as Calotropis gigantea[9].
  • Calotropis gigantea's has basionym is recorded as Asclepias gigantea[10].
  • Calotropis gigantea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Calotropis gigantea[11].
  • Calotropis gigantea's Commons gallery is recorded as Calotropis gigantea[12].
  • Calotropis gigantea's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[13].
  • Calotropis gigantea's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[14].
  • Calotropis gigantea's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63[15].
  • Calotropis gigantea's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8652[16].
  • Calotropis gigantea's this taxon is source of is recorded as milkweed floss[17].
  • Calotropis gigantea's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. gigantea'}[18].
  • Calotropis gigantea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'giant milkweed'}[19].
  • Calotropis gigantea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '牛角瓜'}[20].
  • Calotropis gigantea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '羊浸树'}[21].
  • Calotropis gigantea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '断肠草'}[22].
  • Calotropis gigantea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '五狗卧花'}[23].
  • Calotropis gigantea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '五狗卧花心'}[24].
  • Calotropis gigantea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '牛角瓜'}[25].
  • Calotropis gigantea's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[26].
  • Calotropis gigantea's taxon range is recorded as Tibet Autonomous Region[27].

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Classification

Calotropis gigantea's scientific name is Calotropis gigantea[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Calotropis[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'giant milkweed'}[19], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '牛角瓜'}[20], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '羊浸树'}[21], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '断肠草'}[22], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '五狗卧花'}[23], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '五狗卧花心'}[24].

Identifiers

Calotropis gigantea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 67574[28]. Calotropis gigantea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4066[29]. Calotropis gigantea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 483870[30]. Calotropis gigantea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3579089[31]. Calotropis gigantea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506010[32].

Why It Matters

Calotropis gigantea ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,642 views/month, #1,247 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 63. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . A dataset on inventory and geographical distribution of vascular plants in Xizang, China. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has basionym → Asclepias gigantea
    Parent taxon → Calotropis
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon rank → species
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