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Crown Flower

Calotropis gigantea

Description:

Unusual star-like raised flowers.

Habitat:

Spotted at Ala Wai Community Gardens.

Notes:

Native to Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, China and Pakistan. These are cultivated in Hawaii as they are part of the milkweed family and thus support the monarch butterfly life cycle.

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jackie.hawaii
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jackie.hawaii

Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Apr 9, 2015
Submitted on Apr 13, 2015

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