Taxon:  Cryptostegia grandiflora R. Br.



Summary
Genus:
Cryptostegia
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Periplocoideae
Nomen number:
12531
Place of publication:
J. Bellenden Ker, Bot. Reg. 5: t. 435.  1820
Comment:
  • authorship verified from original literature
  • Roxburgh placed this in Nerium
Verified:
05/06/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
26 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
  3. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  4. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  5. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  6. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  7. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
  8. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: lists as Cryptostegia grandiflora R. Br.
  9. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  10. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  11. Duke, J. A. 1985. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  12. Evans, H. C. & A. J. Tomley. 1994. Studies on the rust, Maravalia cryptostegiae, a potential biological control agent of rubber-vine weed, Cryptostegia grandiflora (Asclepiadaceae: Periplocoideae), in Australia, III: Host range. Mycopathologia 126:93-108. Note: studies on a rust for biological control of this species, and successful in some sites in Australia
  13. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  14. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  15. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  16. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  17. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
  18. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Cryptostegia grandiflora R. Br.
  19. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  20. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  21. Jagtap, A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Periplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:295-296.
  22. Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
  23. Klackenberg, J. 2001. Revision of the genus Cryptostegia R. Br. (Apocynaceae, Periplocoideae). Adansonia sér. 3, 23:212-215.
  24. Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
  25. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  26. Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  27. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  28. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. Note: lists as Cryptostegia grandiflora R. Br.
  29. Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
  30. Proctor, G. R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XI.
  31. Tomley, A. J. 1995. The biology of Australian weeds. 26. Cryptsotegia grandiflora R. Br. Pl. Protect. Quart. 10:122-130.
  32. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  33. Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishIndian rubbervine  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishPalay rubbervine  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishrubberplant  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishrubbervine  1Duke, J. A. 1985. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Portuguese (Brazil)alamanda-roxa  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)criptostégia  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar s.Klackenberg, J. 2001. Revision of the genus Cryptostegia R. Br. (Apocynaceae, Periplocoideae). Adansonia sér. 3, 23:212-215.
2Cultivated    widely cult. in tropicsTomley, A. J. 1995. The biology of Australian weeds. 26. Cryptsotegia grandiflora R. Br. Pl. Protect. Quart. 10:122-130.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Jagtap, A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Periplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:295-296.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridas.Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso do Sul Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPiauí Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Norte Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCayman Islands  Proctor, G. R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XI.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (British)Tortola Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Native
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar (s.)
Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics)
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Reunion
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (s.)]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Yucatán]
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], Virgin Islands (British) [Tortola]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Honduras
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru [Cajamarca]

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
  2. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  3. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  5. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
  6. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  7. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  8. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  9. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  10. Jagtap, A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Periplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 24:295-296.
  11. Klackenberg, J. 2001. Revision of the genus Cryptostegia R. Br. (Apocynaceae, Periplocoideae). Adansonia sér. 3, 23:212-215.
  12. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  13. Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  14. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  15. Proctor, G. R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XI.
  16. Tomley, A. J. 1995. The biology of Australian weeds. 26. Cryptsotegia grandiflora R. Br. Pl. Protect. Quart. 10:122-130.
  17. Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: lists as Cryptostegia grandiflora R. Br.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Cryptostegia grandiflora R. Br.
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
Weed  Evans, H. C. & A. J. Tomley. 1994. Studies on the rust, Maravalia cryptostegiae, a potential biological control agent of rubber-vine weed, Cryptostegia grandiflora (Asclepiadaceae: Periplocoideae), in Australia, III: Host range. Mycopathologia 126:93-108. Note: studies on a rust for biological control of this species, and successful in some sites in Australia
Weed competes with natural vegetationTomley, A. J. 1995. The biology of Australian weeds. 26. Cryptsotegia grandiflora R. Br. Pl. Protect. Quart. 10:122-130.
Weed competes with natural vegetation affecting wildlifeWeber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12531. Accessed 15 April 2026.