Rubber Ki Bel / Rubber-Vine
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Also known as Purple Allamanda
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cryptostegia grandiflora
- Genus
- Cryptostegia
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Near water bodies
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Madagascar
- Distribution
- Tropics of the World
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Asclepiadaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Rubber ki bel रबर की बेल
- Tamil
- பாலை Palai
- Kannada
- ಹಂಬುರಬ್ಬರ್ Hambu rubber gida
- Malayalam
- pala, palay
- Marathi
- Vilyati-Vakundi, विलायती वाकुंडी
About Rubber Ki Bel
Rubber-vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora) is a liana belonging to the Asclepiadaceae family (Milkweed Family). It is typically found in near water bodies. Native to Madagascar, it is distributed across Tropics of the World. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Rubber Ki Bel belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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