⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2654819, with some changes.

Asclepias gigantea L. is a synonym of Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand.

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as a synonym with original publication details: Sp. Pl. 214 1753.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94316-1.