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Rhabdadenia biflora
Also called Mangrove Rubbervine
Mangrovevine (Rhabdadenia biflora) is a climbing vine of the dogbane family, native to tropical America and southern Florida, found mainly in mangrove and swamp edges. It is grown for its glossy leaves and large white, funnel-shaped flowers, and needs warmth and humidity.
Rhabdadenia biflora, often known as mangrove vine, rubbervine and similar names, is a climbing plant species native to Tropical America, including Florida in the USA. It belongs to the family Apocynaceae.
In the USA, Rhabdadenia biflora occurs only in the state of Florida. In Mexico and Central America, it is found along the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean coasts, and throughout the Caribbean. In southern Central America also it is on the Pacific side. In northern South America it occurs in coastal areas adjacent to both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and sometimes into the interior lowlands.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
