About Giant Milkweed (Calotropis procera)

"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

Links:

• View taxon at iNaturalist
• View taxon at NatureServe
• View taxon at GBIF
• View taxon at Calflora