Cosmostigma cordatum, or green milkweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It is a is a climbing herb growing in moist deciduous forests.[1]
| Cosmostigma cordatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Cosmostigma |
| Species: | C. cordatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cosmostigma cordatum (Poir.) M.R.Almeida
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Description
editCosmostigma cordatum has ovate leaves with rounded or subcordate bases. Flowers are greenish yellow with brown dots.[1]
It is larval host plant of blue tiger and dark blue tiger butterflies.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Cosmostigma racemosum (Roxb.) Wight | Species". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Cosmostigma cordatum | Butterfly". www.ifoundbutterflies.org. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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