*Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton. Common name: Roostertree, Giant Milkweed, Wild Cottondown, St. Thomas-bush. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Africa and Asia. Collected only twice near Apollo Beach in Tampa Bay (Hillsborough County, FL; Wunderlin et al. 2024).
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl5, FNA14, K4, Meso4.1; = Asclepias procera Aiton. Basionym: Asclepias procera Aiton 1789
Links to other floras: = Calotropis procera - FNA14
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