Flora of Mozambique: Cultivated plants
Cryptostegia madagascariensis
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Cultivated at the Casa Rex hotel, Vilankulo
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| Notes: | Widely cultivated in gardens as an ornamental plant. It has a tendency to escape and become naturalized and even has been reported as becoming invasive in seasonally dry areas. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native in Madagascar; introduced as an ornamental plant and sometimes escaping. |
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| Image last updated: | Tuesday 22 July 2014 |
| Literature: |
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 17 - 18. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cryptostegia madagascariensis
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cryptostegia madagascariensisAfrican Plant Database: Cryptostegia madagascariensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cryptostegia madagascariensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cryptostegia madagascariensis
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JSTOR Plant Science: Cryptostegia madagascariensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cryptostegia madagascariensis
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Wikipedia: Cryptostegia madagascariensis