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Cryptostegia madagascariensis

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Bojer ex Decaisne

Propagation

C.S.

Cultivated

C, ornamental

Hardiness Zone

Z. 10

Common Names

• Madagascar Rubber Vine
• Lombira Rubber Vine
• Lombiry

Geographical Habitats

• N. & W. Madagascar

Natural Habitats

• Woodland

Flowering Times

• Oct-May (Madagascar)

Fruiting Times

• Nov-Aug (Madagascar)

Woody evergreen twining scrambling lianescent shrub, with lenticellate stems, glabrous coriaceous leaves to 100mm x 50mm. Terminal cymes of few or several 75mm fragrant red-purple flower, Calyx lobes to 9mm x 6mm, corolla to 25mm long, tube darker inside, lobes to 30mm long. Woody follicles turning brown at 180º to 130mm x 30mm, winged or keeled

Ornamental

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Herklots 1976
• P & R 1997
• Llamas 2003
• WFO
• de Candolle
• Kew