Weedscan Weed Profiles
WeedScan is a free community weed identification, alert, recording and communication system that supports cooperative weeds action Australia-wide. The weed profiles are being improved, please send feedback to weeds@invasives.com.au
View the Project on GitHub Centre-for-Invasive-Species-Solutions/demo_json_api
Apocynaceae
Cryptostegia madagascariensis
Common Names: Ornamental rubber vine
Plant Form: Woody climber or shrub. Size: Up to 3 m tall but climbing up to 30 m high. Stem: Many branching, release a milky sap when cut. Leaves: Shiny dark green in opposite pairs, 6-10 cm long. On green stalks. Flowers: Trumpet-shaped 4-6 cm long pink to purple, with 5 petals. Fruit and Seeds: Large pods 7-9 cm long, usually in pairs, containing more than 300 brown seeds which have long silky hairs. Habitat: Riparian areas, forests, pastures, roadsides, waste areas. Distinguishing Features: Yellowish green rather than purplish leaf stalks distinguish from Rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora).
