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Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family), now within Apocynaceae (oleander or dogbane family) » Calotropis gigantea

commonly known as: Bengali: আকন্দ aakanda • English: bowstring hemp, calotrope, crown flower, giant milkweed, swallow-wort • French: mercure végétal, mudar • Hawaiian: puakalaunu • Hindi: ak, akua, अर्क arka, akwan, fudhar, madar, सफ़ैद आक safed aak • Manipuri: angkok • Marathi: अर्क arka, अर्की arki, रुई rui, रुइटी ruiti • Sanskrit: alarka, अर्क arka, अर्की arki, सदापुष्प sadapushpa • Spanish: lechoso • Tahitian: tahinu • Tamil: எருக்கு erukku, மலையெருக்கு malaiyerukku • Telugu: జిల్లేడి పువ్వు jilledi puvvu, జిల్లేడు jilledu, నల్లజిల్లేడు nallajilledu, ఉచ్చింత uccinta, ఉచ్చిత uchchinta

The fruit is a follicle and when dry, seed dispersal is by wind. The seed with a parachute of hair, commonly known as Mhatari in Marathi (म्हातारी), is a delight for small children, who like to blow it and watch it float in the air.
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Author Dinesh Valke from Thane, India
Camera location18° 46′ 17.88″ N, 73° 21′ 47.57″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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