Apocynaceae

White bladderflower

Araujia sericifera Brot.

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Araujia

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 阿魯藤, 阿鲁藤, 白蛾藤, 岬角蒲公英, 捕蛾藤, 残忍藤, 清新果, 白膀胱花
English: White bladderflower, Cruel plant
Finnish: Silkkiköynnös
Hebrew: ארויה משיינית
Slovenian: Arauja

Synonyms

Apocynum volubile Vell.
Araujia albens (Mart.) G.Don
Araujia calycina Decne.
Araujia hortorum E.Fourn.
Araujia sericifera f. calycina (Decne.) Malme
Araujia sericifera f. hortorum (E.Fourn.) Augusto & Edesio
Araujia sericifera f. hortorum (E.Fourn.) Malme
Araujia sericifera var. hortorum (E.Fourn.) Malme
Araujia undulata Vis.
Physianthus albens Mart.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.