
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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Gallery · 8 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 15 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 11 · GBIF 46 records
Pūehuehunui · MauiGBIF 16
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 6 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Wahikuli · MauiGBIF 4
Paeahu · MauiGBIF 4
Wailuku · MauiGBIF 4
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Paunau · MauiGBIF 2
Honolulu · OʻahuGBIF 2
Hōnaunau · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waimea · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Kēōkea · MauiGBIF 1
Keālia · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kawela · MauiGBIF 1
Kamoku · LānaʻiGBIF 1







