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Cryptostegia spp.
(Asclepiadaceae)
rubbervine

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Species description or overview

Cryptostegia spp. on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This report on the Cryptostegia spp. in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Identification

Rubber vine (Cryptostegia sp.) pest identification flyer
Images and description of rubber vine (Cryptostegia sp.), and a link to a map of Maui showing the distribution of this toxic plant, are included in this Maui County report-a-pest page.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Cryptostegia sp.
Nomenclatural information about Cryptostegia sp. is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Cryptostegia sp.
Nomenclatural information about Cryptostegia sp. is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Cryptostegia spp. (Asclepiadaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Cryptostegia spp. as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Images

Rubber vine, India rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora and Cryptostegia madagascariensis)
Images and brief information about Cryptostegia species in Hawaii are provided by the Hawaii DLNR.

Distribution

Plants of Hawaii: Cryptostegia spp. -- MAPS
USDA/ITIS (http://www.itis.usda.gov/)

Cryptostegia spp. on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This report on the Cryptostegia spp. in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Full-text articles

Cryptostegia spp. on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This report on the Cryptostegia spp. in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Presentations

Jumping the fence: Ways of dealing with invasive plants in landscaping View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Strategies for avoiding invasives in landscaping, including voluntary codes of conduct among landscapers, and developing seedless varieties and tetraploids, are in this presentation from University of Hawaii.

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