Calotrope

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WildFlower

Lion

This is not Coccoloba uvifera, it has small white flowers.
http://luirig.altervista.org/photos-search/index2.php?rcn=35291 Posted 10 years ago
1. Lilygirl
  
  Lion
  
  You are correct.
  I see that the leaves are different too. Any idea what this plant may be? They are almost orchid-like. Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
2. 1. Lilygirl
    
    Lion
    
    They might be phalaenopsis Posted 10 years ago
  2. 1. WildFlower
      
      Lion
      
      It's nothing like orchids, but the Giant Milkweed - Calotropis procera. Posted 10 years ago

The Calotrope

Calotropis procera (known by the common names calotrope, apple of Sodom, Sodom apple, mudar, or osheror stabragh) is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, that is native to North Africa, Tropical Africa, Western Asia, South Asia, and Indochina. It is commonly known as apple of Sodom, a name derived from the Hebrew Tapuah Sdom. The green globes are hollow but the flesh contains a toxic milky sap that is extremely bitter and turns into a gluey coating resistant to soap.

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Similar species: Gentianales

Species identified by WildFlower