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Gomphocarpus physocarpus
Shrub. The small flowers are white and inverted. Seed pods are spiny and balloon-like. Translucent lime green when young; papery and shriveled when about to burst.
Garden of the hotel at Ramboda Falls, Sri Lanka bordering the trail that leads to the Falls.
I have seen this plant in different parts of India too but never with the seeds. Seed dispersal will be air-mediated because of the silken filaments which will help in making the seeds be air-borne. Syn: Asclepias physocarpa
Spotted on Jan 13, 2017
Submitted on Mar 22, 2017
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