Cryptostegia grandiflora

R. Brown

Bot. Reg. 5: plate 435. 1820.

Common names: Palay rubbervine
IntroducedIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.

Leaf blades 2.5–10 × 2.5–6.3 cm, glabrous. Petioles 3.9–15 mm, glabrous or slightly pubes­cent. Flowers: calyx lobes ovate, 13–20 mm, margins reflexed; corolla tube 18–30 mm, lobes 31.5–56 × 15–30 mm, glabrous or pubescent; corolline corona 8–11 mm, 2-fid; translator spathes orbiculate. Follicles (8–)10–15.5 × 2–4 cm. Seeds 5.2–9.7 mm; coma 18.9–38 mm. 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering and fruiting year-round, mostly in summer.
Habitat: Disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–200 m.

Distribution

Introduced; Fla., Tex., Indian Ocean Islands (Madagascar), introduced also in Mexico, West Indies, Bermuda, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa, elsewhere in Indian Ocean Islands, Pacific Islands, Australia.

Discussion

In the United States, Cryptostegia grandiflora is cur­rently known outside of cultivation only in the keys of Monroe County, Florida, and along the Rio Grande (Cameron and Starr counties, Texas; T. F. Patterson and G. L. Nesom 2009).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Cryptostegia grandiflora"
Casie L. Reed +  and Alexander Krings +
R. Brown +
Palay rubbervine +
Fla. +, Tex. +, Indian Ocean Islands (Madagascar) +, introduced also in Mexico +, West Indies +, Bermuda +, Central America +, South America +, Asia +, Africa +, elsewhere in Indian Ocean Islands +, Pacific Islands +  and Australia. +
0–200 m. +
Disturbed areas. +
Flowering and fruiting year-round, mostly in summer. +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Cryptostegia grandiflora +
Cryptostegia +
species +