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    (c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Nikolai Vladimirov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) hancl179, all rights reserved

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    (c) Lori Anne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Rachid Abou El Fadel, all rights reserved

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    (c) Joey Santore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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giant milkweed

Calotropis procera

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Calotropis procera is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native to North Africa, Tropical Africa, Western Asia, South Asia, and Indochina. 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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