Cryptostegia grandiflora
naturalizedApocynaceae

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Rubber Vine

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

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 by man, because of its attractive flowers and the fact that its latex contains commercial quality rubber (hence the name). It is now naturalised in the Caribbean, East...

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