The BioFiles - Bill Hubick

Giant Milkweed (Calotropis procera)
Genus Calotropis Family Apocynaceae Order Gentianales Class Magnoliopsida Phylum Tracheophyta Kingdom Plantae Biodiversity

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About

"Native to North Africa, Pakistan, tropical Africa, Western Asia, South Asia, and Indochina" (Wikipedia). Introduced widely elsewhere. First encountered near the Caribbean Coast in Colombia in June 2023.

Synonyms:

  • Sodom Apple
  • Rubber Bush
  • Rubber Tree
  • King's Crown
  • Algodoncillo gigante
  • Algodón de seda
  • Algodón extranjero
  • Manzano de Sodoma
  • Mudar de la India