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Tropical tree ID requested

redbeard917

By redbeard917
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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A friend visited the Bahamas and sent a picture of this unusual fruiting tree. I don't really have any info except a description of the inside of the fruit, if that would help.

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Woodville, FL

zone 8b

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1 hour ago, redbeard917 said:

A friend visited the Bahamas and sent a picture of this unusual fruiting tree. I don't really have any info except a description of the inside of the fruit, if that would help.

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Calotropis ..likely procera    ..A giant Milkweed from Africa. 

Also sometimes called " Crown Flower "

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Awesome, thank you. I've actually seen that plant here once in a dedicated butterfly garden, but the one in these pictures tricked me by looking way less unhappy.

Woodville, FL

zone 8b

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"milkweed" seems undesirable, but the flowers ARE pretty.

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