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Rubber vine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

About

Cryptostegia grandiflora, commonly known as rubber vine, is a woody-perennial vine that is native to south-west Madagascar. It is also a significant weed in northern Australia, sometimes regarded as the worst weed in all of Australia. It has also been introduced to most other tropical and subtropical regions because of its attractive flowers and its latex containing commercial quality rubber. It is now naturalised in the Caribbean, East Africa, Mauritius, India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Latin America, the southern United States, Fiji and New Caledonia. It is very similar to the purple rubber vine, which is also native to Madagascar.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Slug
cryptostegia-grandiflora
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Cryptostegia
Species
grandiflora
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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