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:

• linkView taxon at iNaturalist
• linkView taxon at NatureServe
• linkView taxon at GBIF
• linkView taxon at Calflora