| Plants of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks |
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| Caltropis gigantea | Caltrope, King's Crown, Goat Bush, Indian Milkwood |
| Asclepiadaceae | Native to tropical Asia. All parts of the plant are poisonous to man. The milky sap can cause blindness if it comes in contact with the eye. It is a larval food plant for the Monarch Butterfly. |
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