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Calotropis gigantea
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Calotropis gigantea

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  • Calotropis procera
    akund floss

    …obtained from Calotropis procera and C. gigantea, milkweed plants of the Apocynaceae family (formerly in Asclepiadaceae). Small trees or shrubs, these two species are native to southern Asia and Africa and were introduced to South America and the islands of the Caribbean, where they have naturalized. The yellowish material is…

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    …obtained from Calotropis procera and C. gigantea, milkweed plants of the Apocynaceae family (formerly in Asclepiadaceae). Small trees or shrubs, these two species are native to southern Asia and Africa and were introduced to South America and the islands of the Caribbean, where they have naturalized. The yellowish material is…

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