Cryptostegia grandiflora
(Asclepiadaceae)
India rubber vine, Palay rubbervine, panay rubber plant, rubber vine
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Cryptostegia grandiflora
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Rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora) is a fast-growing, bush or climbing plant with pinkish-purple flowers (sometimes white to pink or light purple). Its leaves are shiny, dark green leaves 3 inches long, with triangular, 4-inch seedpods that grow in wing-like pairs. Its sap is a caustic, poisonous white latex.
Species description or overview
Information about Cryptostegia grandiflora from IUCN's ISSG/GISD
Information about Cryptostegia grandiflora is available from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) (a product of IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group [ISSG]).
Cryptostegia grandiflora information from PIER
Information on Cryptostegia grandiflora as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Cryptostegia grandiflora information
India rubber vine ecology, habitat, dispersal, and management are from The Global Invasive Species Database.
Cryptostegia grandiflora description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Cryptostegia grandiflora as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Cryptostegia grandiflora ecology from Global Invasive Species Database
The description, impact, range, habit, management, and life cycle of Cryptostegia grandiflora are provided by Global Invasive Species Database.
Rubber vine Cryptostegia grandiflora overview
Rubber vine fact sheet, pest status, and national strategic plan are presented by Queensland Land Protection agency.
Cryptostegia grandiflora information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Cryptostegia grandiflora, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
IPNI nomenclature info for Cryptostegia grandiflora
Nomenclatural information about Cryptostegia grandiflora is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
Rubber vine pest alert 
Cryptostegia grandiflora overview is from Maui Invasive Species Committee
Cryptostegia grandiflora (Asclepiadaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Cryptostegia grandiflora as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).
Cryptostegia grandiflora impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Cryptostegia grandiflora as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora) ecology and threat
Rubber vine's description and history of spread in Australia are presented by the Queensland Department of Natural Resources. This section is linked to chapters on control and case studies.
Managing rubber vine
A management strategy to control rubber vine is presented by The Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, and the National Rubber Vine Management Group.
The toolbox: rubber vine control methods
Chemical, biological, mechanical and fire controls of rubber vine are reviewed in this manual from the Queensland Department of Energy.
Cryptostegia grandiflora information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Cryptostegia grandiflora in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.
Cryptostegia grandiflora images from PIER
Images of Cryptostegia grandiflora provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review
and draft regional strategy (2000)
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.
Cryptostegia grandiflora worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Cryptostegia grandiflora is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Managing rubber vine
A management strategy to control rubber vine is presented by The Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, and the National Rubber Vine Management Group.
The toolbox: rubber vine control methods
Chemical, biological, mechanical and fire controls of rubber vine are reviewed in this manual from the Queensland Department of Energy.
Rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora) case studies
Numerous case studies involving different methods to control rubber vine in Australia are reviewed in this manual from the Queensland Department of Energy.
For further information on rubber vine...
Contacts, references, and declaration details from Australian states related to rubber vine are presented by the Queensland Department of Energy.
Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.
Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an illustrated field guide to the native, naturalized or commonly cultivated vines and lianas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Acevedo-Rodriguez, Pedro. 2005. Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an illustrated field guide to the native, naturalized or commonly cultivated vines and lianas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Illustrated by Bobbi Angell. 483 pages.
For further information on rubber vine...
Contacts, references, and declaration details from Australian states related to rubber vine are presented by the Queensland Department of Energy.
Cryptostegia grandiflora references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Cryptostegia grandiflora as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Rubber vine Cryptostegia grandiflora overview
Rubber vine fact sheet, pest status, and national strategic plan are presented by Queensland Land Protection agency.
For further information on rubber vine...
Contacts, references, and declaration details from Australian states related to rubber vine are presented by the Queensland Department of Energy.
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