Rubber Vine
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Spanish: Bejuco de caucho
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. Most often recorded in Aug, Sep, Jun.
- 2023-08-06 — observation by sosar
- 2023-08-06 — observation by sosar
- 2023-06-30 — observation by olivia_v
- 2021-09-13 — observation by soledadcervantes
- 2019-09-03 — observation by gilbertoramirez
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Cite as: “Rubber Vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/cryptostegia-grandiflora/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.