| Family | Asclepiadaceae |
| Synonyms | Asclepias procera |
| Local name | Oshar, ‘Oshaar |
| Habitat in Egypt | andy desert plains, alluvial soils close to cultivation |
| Distribution | Moroco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia; introduced to some tropical regions |
