Rubber vines grew throughout central Africa; but harvesting rubber from a vine was more difficult than that from a tree.
In some areas near Charters Towers, this rust has infected most rubber vine plants, but its effect has not been great enough to stop the spread of the plant westwards.
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Rubber vine is believed to have a potential range in Australia from about Coen in Cape York Peninsula to Port Hedland in the Pilbara.
Magnolia grandiflora | Bonamia grandiflora | Agoseris grandiflora | Thomasia grandiflora | Thespesia grandiflora | Cryptostegia grandiflora |