FNPS Plant Database

Gonolobus suberosus

anglepod milkvine, anularfruit milkvine
  • Photo by: Jeannie Brodhead, Saracennia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

anglepod milkvine, anularfruit milkvine

Synonym(s):

Gonolobus laevis

Genus species:

Gonolobus suberosus

Family:

Apocynaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

To 10 ft.  Needs trees/shrubs to climb on.

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

maroon and yellow

Fruit Color:

brown (not showy)

Phenology:

Deciduous. Blooms April-October.

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Natural areas with some trees and vines for support

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Unknown

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

circum-neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Caterpillars



  • Larvel host for monarch and queen butterflies


  • Pollinated by flies


Native Habitats:

Mesic forests

Natural Range in Florida:

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Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Lipow, S. R., & Wyatt, R. (1998). Reproductive Biology and Breeding System of Gonolobus suberosus (Asclepiadaceae). ( https://doi.org/10.2307/2997216 ). Accessed 2026. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 125 (3), 183–193.


Minno, M., J. Butler, and D. Hall. (2005). Florida Butterfly Caterpillars and Their Host Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Taylor, Walter K. (2013). Florida Wildflowers: A Comprehensive Guide. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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