Apocynaceae
Madagascar rubbervine
Cryptostegia madagascariensis
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Cryptostegia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Afrikaans
- Madagaskarklimop
- Chinese
- 馬逹加斯加桉葉藤, 马达加斯加桉叶藤, 馬逹加斯加桉葉藤原變種, 马达加斯加桉叶藤原变种, 马岛桉叶藤原变种
- English
- Madagascar rubbervine
- Estonian
- Madagaskari lateksiväät
- Japanese
- クリプトステギア・マダガスカリエンシス
- Lithuanian
- Madagaskarinis uokas
- Malagasy
- Lombiry
Synonyms
- Cryptostegia glaberrima Hochr.
- Cryptostegia madagascariensis var. glaberrima (Hochr.) Marohasy & P.I.Forst.
- Cryptostegia madagascariensis var. madagascariensis
- Cryptostegia madagascariensis var. septentrionalis Marohasy & P.I.Forst.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Chirocca77, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Chirocca77, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adansonia rayanne2, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.