Cryptostegia — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Cryptostegia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Family: Apocynaceae
Cultivation
Cryptostegia grandiflora is a plant of the dry south-west of Madagascar where annual rainfall is less than 600mm and as low as 300 mm, at an elevation below 600 metres. The plant is known to tolerate rainall to 1,800mm in cultivation. The dry season lasts at least 8 months, but droughts of 12 - 18 months are not uncommon.
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Cryptostegia madagascariensis
Cryptostegia madagascariensis
Family: Apocynaceae
Cultivation
Cryptostegia madagascariensis is natve to northwestern Madagascar and can flourish in areas where the mean annual rainfall can range from 400 - 2,400mm. It is also able to extend its range into drier areas with 400mm or less of annual rainfall. Plants cannot tolerate frost The plant is tolerant of a wide variety of soil types.
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