Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Asclepiadaceae | Genus: Calotropis | Species: Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.( आक ) |
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| Synonym | Calotropis wallichii Wight,Calotropis persica Gand.,Calotropis syriaca Woodson | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Safed-ak, Mudar, Arki | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Madar, Sodom's Apple, Milk Weed | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Aak | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up To 1300 M | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Follicles subglobose to obliquely ovoid, inflated, pericarp thick, spongy. |
| Habitat | Common In Waste Places, Forest Clearings, And River Beds | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Almost Throughout India, Pakistan, West Asia, Tropical Africa | Bark Details | The Bark Is Thick, Rough And Corky And A Yellow-brown Colour |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Shrubs up to 6 m tall. Petiole very short, leaf blade grayish green or hoary white, ovate to obovate, base cordate, apex abruptly pointed. Cymes umbel-like, 3-10-flowered. Sepals elliptic or ovate,. Flower buds subglobose. Corolla white outside, pinkish inside,. Follicles subglobose to obliquely ovoid, inflated, pericarp thick, spongy. | Leaf Details | Leaves, subsessile, leaf blade grayish green or hoary white, ovate to obovate, base cordate, apex abruptly pointed. |
