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Cryptostegia madagascariensis Bojer ex Decne.
Madagascar rubbervine

Cryptostegia madagascariensis
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr

Family: Apocynaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

FLEPPC Status: Category II Invasive

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Cryptostegia madagascariensis available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Cryptostegia madagascariensis has been found in the following 6 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized
Everglades National Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Mound Key Archaeological State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Pine Island Ridge Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized

Cryptostegia madagascariensis has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Not Native, Naturalized
Collier County Not Native, Naturalized
Lee County Not Native, Naturalized
Monroe County (Keys) Not Native, Naturalized

Cryptostegia madagascariensis has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Rockland Hammock

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Cryptostegia madagascariensis
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Cryptostegia madagascariensis
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Cryptostegia madagascariensis
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr