Cryptostegia grandiflora
(Rubber vine)
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FAMILY |
Apocynaceae/Asclepiadaceae |
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Species |
Cryptostegia grandiflora |
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Common name(s) |
Rubber vine, (CLASS 2, WONS) |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers white to pink. Robust vine |
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Distinguishing features |
Leaves opposite. Latex present. Flowers bell-shaped with 5 lobes, corolla whitish to pink. Fruit – 2 pods held at right angles. Seeds numerous bearing silky hairs. |
