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 It '''Calotropis procera''' is a large shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) 4m tall. It has clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in color. Each flower consists of five pointed petals and a small "crown" rising from the center which holds the stamens. The aestivation found in calotropis This plant is valvate i.e. sepals or petals in a whorl just touch one another at the margin, without overlapping. The plant has oval, light green leaves and milky stem. The latex of Calotropis gigantea contains cardiac glycosides, fatty acids, and calcium oxalatebelongs to Aslepiacea family. 

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{{Parts Used|RootRoots}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|LeafLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|Latex}}.

AtisineThe milky sap contains a complex mix of chemicals, Aconitine, Atisenol, Atidine, Hetisine, Hetisinone, Banzolheteratisine, Histidine, F-dihydroatisine, Heteratisine and Several diterpene alkaloids such aheterophyllin, heterophyllisin, heterophyllidine, and hetidinesome of which are steroidal heart poisons known as "cardiac aglycones".<ref name="chemical compositionChemical Composition"/>

{{Common names|sa=Bhaanu, Ravi, Tapana, Arka|en=Aakado|gu=Aakado|hi=Aak, Akavana, Madar|kn=Ekka, EkkagidaEkkadagida, Ekkegida|ks=Vasa|ml=Erikku|samr=Rui|pa=Swetarka, Arka, RaviAk|ta=VellaerukkuErukku, Vellerukku|te=NallajelleduJilledu}}<ref name="Common names"/> ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Mandaramu|hiVeerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Sara, Snigdha===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===AkVatahara, Kaphahara, Bhedana, Akada[[Deepana]], Safed-ak|enKshamighna ===Prabhava===Madar}}

{{Leaf|glabrousSimple|sessileOpposite|The leaves are variable Elliptic-ovate to obovate, greyish-green in shape colour and sizehave entire margins, relatively thick (5-30 cm long and 4-15 cm wide) with a cordate leaf base. Secondary veins 5-7 pairs}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|UnisexualBorne in clusters|215-4cm long25 mm across|white–violetWhite or Purplish|10-18Five|Flowers are Large, hooded and occur in slender racemes or lax leafy panicles. Corolla is hairy. Carpels are five in numberFlowering occurs mostly during winter}}

{{Fruit|Large|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) 6-12 cm long pomeand 3-7 cm wide||sThese fruit have thick and spongy skins which split open at maturity|Flattened seeds|}}

Succeeds in the drier tropics. Most commonly found in areas of the tropics with a specific dry season, at elevations up to 1,000 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

{{Commonly seen|western Himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|open woodlandTropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|moisty soil areaIndian subcontinent}}.

File:Aconitum napellus01.jpg|File:AconitumStarr 010701-reclinatum019001 Calotropis procera.jpg|Trailing white monkshood (''A. reclinatum)Calotropis procera''fruitFile:Aconitum-uncinatum01Calotropis giganteaRHu3.jpgJPG|Southern blue monkshood (''ABudsFile:C. gigantea. uncinatum'')JPG|LeavesFile:Alaskan Monkshood LeafStarr 070730-7945 Calotropis gigantea.jpg|Wild Alaskan monkshood (Floral tassels made from ''A. delphinifoliumCalotropis'') is a flowering species that belongs to the family Ranunculaceaeflowers.

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