<p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Asclepiadaceae&amp;w=91314344@N00">Asclepiadaceae</a> (milkweed family), now within <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Apocynaceae&amp;w=91314344@N00">Apocynaceae</a> (oleander or dogbane family) » <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Calotropisgigantea&amp;w=91314344@N00">Calotropis gigantea</a></i>
</p><p>commonly known as:
<b>Bengali</b>: আকন্দ aakanda • <b>English</b>: bowstring hemp, calotrope, crown flower, giant milkweed, swallow-wort • <b>French</b>: mercure végétal, mudar • <b>Hawaiian</b>: puakalaunu • <b>Hindi</b>: ak, akua, अर्क arka, akwan, fudhar, madar, सफ़ैद आक safed aak • <b>Manipuri</b>: angkok • <b>Marathi</b>: अर्क arka, अर्की arki, रुई rui, रुइटी ruiti • <b>Sanskrit</b>: alarka, अर्क arka, अर्की arki, सदापुष्प sadapushpa • <b>Spanish</b>: lechoso • <b>Tahitian</b>: tahinu • <b>Tamil</b>: எருக்கு erukku, மலையெருக்கு malaiyerukku • <b>Telugu</b>: జిల్లేడి పువ్వు jilledi puvvu, జిల్లేడు jilledu, నల్లజిల్లేడు nallajilledu, ఉచ్చింత uccinta, ఉచ్చిత uchchinta
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The fruit is a follicle and when dry, seed dispersal is by wind. The seed with a parachute of hair, commonly known as <i>Mhatari</i> in Marathi (म्हातारी), is a delight for small children, who like to blow it and watch it float in the air.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/91314344@N00">Dinesh Valke</a> from Thane, India
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/449384437/">Mhatari (Marathi: म्हातारी)</a>