Calotropis gigantea
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Calotropis gigantea, the crown flower, is a species of Calotropis native to India, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, and Nepal.
Calotropis gigantea
Follicle
Seeds set to disperse
Calotropis gigantea flower in Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal
Abrus precatorius
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Abrus precatorius, commonly known as jequirity bean or rosary pea, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is a slender, perennial climber with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves t
Calotropis gigantea
…calotoxin, calactin, and calotropin. The leaves and stem when incised yield thick milky juice. It is used as an arrow poison, cattle poison (see also Sutari), rarely for suicide and homicide and mostly an accidental poison. The milky latex sap of Calotropis gigantea is a known cause of toxic keratoconjunctivitis…
Abrus precatorius pods
From Koehler's Medicinal-Plants
The bright red seeds of A. precatorius are strung as jewelry.
White variety of seeds