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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 is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to southern Asia and North Africa. [2] They are commonly known as milkweeds because of the latex they produce. Calotropis species are considered common weeds in some parts of the world.
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.
Calotropin is primarily generated by plants in the Asclepiadoideae family, and can be obtained or isolated from plant extracts of Calotropis gigantea and Calotropis procera. Asclepiadoideae plants are commonly regarded as poisonous, and are common around the world. Calotropin is found in the latex, [9] leaves, and root bark. [2]
(see image) Tree of Sodom, Showing Shape of Leaf, Flower, and Apple.(From a photograph by the Palestine Exploration Fund.)A. K. It may be that the name Solanum sodomaeum was given to another plant -- not geographically connected with the Biblical -- on the basis of some similarity which the redactor of the previous entry does not dwell on.
Perhaps the most famous group of spiders that construct funnel-shaped webs is the Australian funnel-web spiders. There are 36 of them and some are dangerous as they produce a fast-acting and ...
King's crown is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Calotropis procera; Dicliptera squarrosa; Justicia carnea; Rhodiola integrifolia; Rhodiola rosea
For years, satirical late-night-TV host Stephen Colbert has been running a series on his show called "Better Know a District," which highlights one of the 435 U.S. congressional districts and its ...