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Family Asclepiadaceae

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Calotropis gigantea 

UH Manoa, Oahu

CROWN FLOWER

Shrub or small tree naturalized near old home sites.  Purple or white flowers 1.25 inches wide, wide an elevated 'crown' used for making lei.  Capsular fruits open explosively to release silky seeds.  Native to SE Asia.  Poisonous.