Herbal Garden (Muligai Vanam) Vellerukku

Calotropis procera (Aiton). W. T. Aiton belongs to the family Apocynaceae and is a soft wooded, evergreen perennial shrub or small tree that grows to a height of 2.5 – 6 m, with milky latex throughout. It is an erect shrub, native to India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka and China. The leaves are large, broad, pale green, succulent, opposite, and covered with cuticular wax. The flowers are small, cream or greenish-white at base and purple violet at the extremity of the lobes. Each flower consists of five pointed petals and a small, elegant “crown” rising from the centre, which holds the stamens. Fruit is grey-green, inflated, 8-12 cm long, containing numerous seeds.

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