Cryptostegia Species, Rubber Vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora)

Dubai UAE zone 11 March 2003

by Chamma Mar 29, 2003 8:53 AM

i'm not sure if it is a mandevilla. has anyone seen a pod or fruit like this on one?

by meiyu Aug 18, 2002 3:20 AM

I know this plant as a Madagascar Rubber Vine. It exudes white latex which used to be utilized for rubber making in other parts of the world. It's a shrub/vine, and I'm told that in Australia has become a huge nuisance plant because of its tendency to strangle any plants in its neighborhood.

by bermudiana Dec 17, 2002 11:01 AM

by bermudiana Dec 17, 2002 11:02 AM

Dubai UAE zone 11 March 2003

by Chamma Mar 29, 2003 8:50 AM

flower blossom Dubai UAE zone 11 March 2003

by Chamma Mar 29, 2003 9:09 AM

leaf Dubai UAE Zone 11

by Chamma Mar 29, 2003 11:07 PM

leaves with bud Dubai UAE zone 11

by Chamma Mar 29, 2003 11:19 PM

Dubai UAE zone 11 MAY 2003 This is a whiter variety of the Rubber Vine

by Chamma May 24, 2003 11:02 AM

I know this plant as "Tumba Casas" House falls Down. I have two of these vines in my yard and just found out what the real name is.

by KactusKathi Oct 3, 2003 8:02 AM

by KactusKathi Jun 6, 2005 11:08 PM

This was a couple of years ago before it really bushed out and took over the corner, the neighbor, the side of the fence, the rose bush...

by chasebusiness Feb 15, 2010 3:39 PM

2 dried pods,1 opened, Purple Allamanda

by FrederickRhodes Jun 17, 2011 6:24 AM

Allamanda showing height

by FrederickRhodes Jun 17, 2011 6:32 AM

Cryptostegia grandiflora, Venice, Florida, 2006

by IslandJim May 13, 2012 2:11 PM

A very nice specimen sculpted into a tree on Sanibel Island in SW Florida Zone 10A

by sunkissed Jun 12, 2012 1:00 PM