Cryptolepis obtusa N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Cryptolepis

Characteristics

Climber, up to 4 m high. Leaves obtuse or retuse, apiculate. Pedicels 2-4 mm long. Corolla lobes 6-10 mm long, linear-lanceolate, acuminate. Flowers white or cream.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

River valleys and shrubland, from sea-level up to 2,000 metres
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cryptolepis obtusa world distribution map, present in Mozambique, Malawi, eSwatini, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95945-1
WFO ID wfo-0000628373
COL ID ZXYW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cryptolepis obtusa Cryptolepis obtusa