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Non-scientific name:

crown flower

1 Accepted name(s) for "crown flower":

Accepted name
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton

4 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Calotropis gigantea Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton flower, latex, leaves, frond, root bark, roots
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013) Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand. Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand. R.Br. ex Schult. Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton Bark, latex, sap, root, flower

29 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "crown flower":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
arka Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
beduri Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bow-string hemp Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
bowstring hemp Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
calotropis gigantea Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
crown plant Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
faux arbre de soie Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
giant milkweed Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gigantic swallow-wort Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
huáng guān huā Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kemengu Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lembega Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lemiga Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
madar Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mayo Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
mercure végétale Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
mudar Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
niu jiao gua Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
rembega Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
remiga Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
reniga Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
rubber bush Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
swallowwort Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
widuri Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
xiào chuǎn shù Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
zǐ huā niú jiǎo guā Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
哮喘树 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
皇冠花 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
紫花牛角瓜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)