Calotropis procera
Synonym: Asclepias procera Aiton
The milky sap contains a complex mix of chemicals, some of which are steroidal heart poisons. The plant is used in traditional medicine for the following activities: antimicrobial, anti-fertility, anti-cancer, purgative, leprosy and anthelminthic.

Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 1/14]
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 1/14]
Photographic credit: René Baud
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 2/14]
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 2/14]
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 3/14]
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 3/14]
Photographic credit: René Baud
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 4/14]
Photographic credit: Jean-Paul Peltier
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 4/14]
Photographic credit: Jean-Paul Peltier
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 5/14]
Photographic credit: René Baud
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 5/14]
Photographic credit: René Baud
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 6/14]
Photographic credit: Jean-Paul Peltier
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 6/14]
Photographic credit: Jean-Paul Peltier
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 7/14]
Photographic credit: René Baud
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 7/14]
Photographic credit: René Baud
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 8/14]
Photographic credit: René Baud
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 8/14]
Photographic credit: René Baud
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 9/14]
Photographic credit: Jean-Claude Thiaudière
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 9/14]
Photographic credit: Jean-Claude Thiaudière
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 10/14]
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 10/14]
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 11/14]
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 11/14]
Photographic credit: Jean-Claude Thiaudière
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 12/14]
Entre Tazarine et Alnif, Maroc saharien le 03.04.2019.
Photographic credit: Jean-Claude Thiaudière
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 12/14]
Entre Tazarine et Alnif, Maroc saharien le 03.04.2019.
Photographic credit: Jean-Claude Thiaudière
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 13/14]
Merzouga, sept. 2018.
Coupe longitudinale d'un follicule. Graines ovales.
Photographic credit: Rupert Haimerl
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 13/14]
Merzouga, sept. 2018.
Coupe longitudinale d'un follicule. Graines ovales.
Photographic credit: Rupert Haimerl
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 14/14]
Merzouga, sept. 2018.
Graines avec aigrette soyeuse de 5 cm.
Photographic credit: Rupert Haimerl
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Calotropis procera (Aiton) Aiton fil. [photo 14/14]
Merzouga, sept. 2018.
Graines avec aigrette soyeuse de 5 cm.
Photographic credit: Rupert Haimerl
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