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Family Asclepiadaceae

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Calotropis procera 

Kanaha Beach, Maui

SMALL CROWN FLOWER, APPLE OF SODOM

Shrub naturalized near old home sites.  3/4 inch flowers white with purple tips, large capsular fruits open explosively to release silky seeds.  Native to North Africa & the Middle East.  Poisonous.