Cryptostegia grandiflora, commonly known as rubber vine, is a woody perennial vine native to south-west Madagascar. It has become a significant invasive weed in northern Australia, sometimes regarded as the worst weed in the country, after being introduced widely for its attractive flowers and latex containing commercial-quality rubber. It is now naturalized across the Caribbean, East Africa, Mauritius, India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Latin America, the southern United States, Fiji, and New Caledonia, and closely resembles the purple rubber vine, also native to Madagascar. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 2 Scientific NameCryptostegia grandiflora 3 Conservation Status Connections
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Plantae, Taxa Source Wikidata: Cryptostegia grandiflora
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Sources
1. Cryptostegia grandiflora (Wikipedia)
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Cryptostegia grandiflora, commonly known as rubber vine, is a woody-perennial vine that is native to south-west Madagascar.
2. Wikipedia: Cryptostegia grandiflora
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It has also been introduced to most other tropical and subtropical regions because of its attractive flowers and its latex containing commercial quality rubber (hence the name).
3. Wikipedia: Cryptostegia grandiflora
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Cryptostegia grandiflora
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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Cryptostegia grandiflora
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