Calotropis procera
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| Apple of Sodom | |
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| Apple of Sodom near the Dead Sea in Israel | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Calotropis |
| Species: | C. procera |
| Binomial name | |
| Calotropis procera |
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Apple of Sodom (Calotropis procera) is a species of plant. It is also known as Roostertree. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It has been naturalized in Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Hawai'i, and southern California.
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