| General Description | Calotropis procera is a food source of the Plain Tiger Butterfly (Danaus chrysippus). |
| Habitat | Sandy plains and low dunes, often seen on gravel in the lower wadis. Since it is poisonous it is often seen growing in rough pasture where the cattle avoid it. |
| Leaf Description | (8 - 17) x (10 - 25) cm, round to ovoid in shape and pale green with an entire margin and an obtuse apex. Young leaves are covered with fine white wooly hairs, mature leaves are smooth. |
| Flower Description | 1.5 cm in width, clustered on stalks with five pointed petals that have a dark purple interior paling towards the tips and centre. The outside of the flower is green-white. |
| Fruit Description | Light green, smooth, often paired and shaped like a small mango. The seed is cream coloured, flat and attached to glossy white hairs, a characteristic typical of the Asclepiadaceae family. |
