Apocynaceae

Mangrovevine

Rhabdadenia biflora (Jacq.) Müll.Arg.

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Rhabdadenia

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Mangrovevine (Rhabdadenia biflora) — FlowerPhoto: jonsense, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Mangrovevine
Spanish: Adormidera, Clavel de sabana, Enredadera de manglar

Synonyms

Allamanda parviflora C.Presl
Apocynum cordatum Mill.
Apocynum nervosum Mill.
Dipladenia billbergii Beurl.
Echites biflorus Jacq.
Echites biflorus Ehrenb. ex Schltdl.
Echites bilbergii Beurl.
Echites ehrenbergii Schltdl.
Echites paludosus Vahl
Exothostemon paludosum (Vahl) G.Don
Rhabdadenia cordata Miers
Rhabdadenia ehrenbergii (Schltdl.) Müll.Arg. ex Griseb.
Rhabdadenia ehrenbergii (Schltdl.) Müll.Arg.
Rhabdadenia macrantha Donn.Sm.
Rhabdadenia nervosa Miers
Rhabdadenia paludosa Miers

Flowers

In flower: March to January (from 101 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: jonsense, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dan Schofield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: papaserial, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Raphael Magnet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.