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Giant milk weed (Calotropis procera)  Calotropis procera,Flowers,Giant milk weed Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

Giant milk weed (Calotropis procera)

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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.

Similar species: Gentianales
Species identified by Ludo Sak
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By kmdoshi2

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Uploaded Jan 9, 2012. Captured Nov 13, 2011 07:25.
  • KODAK EasyShare Z981 Digital Camera
  • f/2.8
  • 1/194s
  • ISO64
  • 5mm