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Common names for the plant include Apple of Sodom, [2] Sodom apple, roostertree, [3] king's crown, [4] small crownflower, [3] giant milkweed, [5] rubber bush, [2] and rubber tree. [2] The names "Apple of Sodom" and " Dead Sea Apple " stem from the ancient authors Josephus and Tacitus , who described the plant growing in the area of biblical ...
Calotropis procera. Calotropis gigantea and C. procera are the two most common species in the genus. Both plants can attain an average height of 8 to 10 ft (2.4 to 3.0 m) although they can occasionally become as tall as 14 to 16 ft (4.3 to 4.9 m).
Apocynaceae (/ ə ˌ p ɑː s ə ˈ n eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /, from Apocynum, Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, [1] because some taxa were used as dog poison.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide ... Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton (as A. procera Aiton)
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... King's crown is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Calotropis procera; Dicliptera squarrosa;
The former family Asclepiadaceae (now known as Asclepiadoideae) is considered a subfamily of Apocynaceae and contains 348 genera. A list of Apocynaceae genera may be found here . 23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on ...
The first case of bird flu in a human in Ohio has been reported, according to officials.. A farm worker from Mercer County, Ohio, located on the state's western border along Indiana, came into ...
The common name aak grasshopper or ak grasshopper is based on the local name of the main food plants, Calotropis gigantea and C. procera. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] If starving, cannibalism is a regular occurrence.