Hi, Janaki ji, I think the following extracts from Wikipedia link ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calotropis_gigantea) will clarify:
*Calotropis gigantea* (*Crown flower*) is a species of *Calotropis<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calotropis> *, native <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native> to Indonesia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia>, Malaysia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia>, Philippines<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines>, Thailand <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand>, Sri Lanka<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka>, India <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India> and China<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China> . It is a large shrub <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub> growing to 4 m tall. It has clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in colour. Each flower consists of five pointed petals<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petal>and a small, elegant "crown" rising from the centre, which holds the stamens <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamen>. The plant has oval, light green leaves and milky stem <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_stem>. 2009/1/4 Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> > > is gigantia a species? or indica? > > i do not know whether it is a subspecies, but in marathi the one with white > flowers is called as mandar, while the one with purplish is called rui. > the food plant for tiger varity of butterflies. > the one with white flowers is used for puja for lord Ganesha > madhuri > --- On Sat, 1/3/09, JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]> > > Subject: [indiantreepix:7077] White Giant Milkweed > > To: [email protected], "treepix Indian" < > [email protected]> > > Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 9:59 PM > > HI, > > I found this tree in a home which was the Giant Milkweed > > but with white > > flowers. This plant which is the size of a small tree about > > 8 feet high, had > > whiteflowers. It was planted by the people living in the > > house. > > Would appreciate any information about the white flower > > giant milkweed. Is > > it a separate sub species? > > The 3 attached photos show the entire plant, the flower and > > buds; and fruit. > > > > Thanks > > Janaki Turaga > > > > > > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
