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Calotropis procera |
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Calotropis procera Australian plant in the family Asclepiadaceae; probably poisonous through cardiac glycosides. Called also caltrops, king's crown, rubber tree. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Researchers have discovered that Dalbergia sissoo and Calotropis procera are the ideal plant species to monitor lead and carbon in the air, as lead and carbon mostly come from vehicle exhaust pollution. The book contains many similarly useful or illuminating titbits, such as the fact that Calotropis procera (called shakhr in Arabic) works in symbiosis with the plain tiger butterfly, which makes use of the plantAAEs poisonous sap to protect it from predators. Summary The alcoholic extract of the latex obtained from Calotropis procera (Asclepidaceae) was evaluated for protection against isoproterenol (20 mg/100g body wt. |
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