<p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Asclepiadaceae&amp;w=91314344@N00">Asclepiadaceae</a> (milkweed family) » <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Calotropisgigantea&amp;w=91314344@N00">Calotropis gigantea</a></i>
</p><p><b>kal-LOW-troh-pis</b> -- from the Greek <i>kalos</i> (beautiful) and <i>tropis</i> (ship)
<b>jy-GAN-tee-uh</b> or <b>gy-GAN-tee-uh</b> -- meaning large, gigantic 
</p><p><b>commonly known as</b>: bowstring hemp, calotrope, crown flower, giant milkweed, swallow-wort • <b>Bengali</b>: আকন্দ aakanda • <b>Hindi</b>: अर्क arka, सफ़ैद आक safed aak • <b>Malayalam</b>: ചുവന്നഎരിക്ക് chuvannaerikk, വെള്ളെരിക്ക് vellerikk • <b>Manipuri</b>: অংকোত angkot • <b>Marathi</b>: अर्क arka, अर्की arki, रुई rui, रुइटी ruiti • <b>Sanskrit</b>: alarka, अर्क arka, अर्की arki, हृस्वअग्निः hrasvagnih, सदापुष्प sadapushpa • <b>Tamil</b>: எருக்கு erukku, மலையெருக்கு malaiyerukku • <b>Telugu</b>: జిల్లేడి పువ్వు jilledi puvvu, జిల్లేడు jilledu, నల్లజిల్లేడు nallajilledu, ఉచ్చింత uccinta, ఉచ్చిత uchchinta
</p><p><b>Native to</b>: India
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<b>References</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Crown%20Flower.html">Flowers of India</a> • <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/calotropis_gigantea.htm">Top Tropicals</a> • <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/67012/index.html">Dave's Garden</a>
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/91314344@N00">Dinesh Valke</a> from Thane, India
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5354129707/">Jilledi Puvvu (Telugu: జిల్లేడి పువ్వు)</a>