FNPS Plant Database

Rhabdadenia biflora

rubber-vine, mangrove rubber-vine

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

rubber-vine, mangrove rubber-vine

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Rhabdadenia biflora

Family:

Apocynaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

Stems to 12+ ft.

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Evergreen. Flowers all year except during cold spells.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Grow on a trellis, but keep it fairly short to keep the flowers at a level where they will be enjoyed. Can be grown as a container plant.

Considerations:

Availability:

Specialty Provider

Propagation:

Establish from seed or by division of suckers. Colonial from underground suckers, may require some root and stem pruning to keep it suitable in size. Pruning encourages flowering. May require substantial water during establishment, but then fairly drought tolerant.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

Suitable to Grow In:

9B,10A,10B,11

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

May attract sphinx moths.

Native Habitats:

Fringes of mangrove swamps.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-rhabdadenia-biflora/ https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Rhabbifl



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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