Aiton, W.T. (1811), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2, 2: 78 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Asclepias gigantea L. legitimate

Forster, P.I. (2 April 1992), A taxonomic account of the genus Calotropis R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 8(2): 205, fig. 1, map 1 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Asclepias gigantea L. legitimate

Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 214, Fig. 104E-G, Map 245 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Asclepias gigantea L. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 61 [secondary reference]

common name: Giant Calotrope [n/a]

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