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Cryptostegia grandiflora

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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/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Cryptostegia grandiflora 6

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 7

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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.

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2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Cryptostegia grandiflora

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles)system profile

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"habitat": "terrestrial"

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3. 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).

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Cryptostegia grandiflora

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

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"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Gentianales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12395

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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Gentianales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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6. Wikipedia: Cryptostegia grandiflora

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7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Cryptostegia grandiflora

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3170473, category field

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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Apocynaceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12501

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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Gentianales","family":"Apocynaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Elephant trunks, hoodias","language":"EN"},{"name":"Apocináceas, hoodias","language":"ES"},{"name":"Pachypodes, hoodias","language":"FR"},{"name":"夹竹桃科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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Wikidata: Cryptostegia grandiflora

Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata P171View the Source

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