Non scientific name details for crown plant - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

crown plant

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

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

2 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:
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

14 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "crown plant":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
arka	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
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 flower	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)
madar	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
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)
rubber bush	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
swallowwort	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)