Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schltr.

A scrambling shrub or woody climber. The branches can be 8 m long. They contain yellow-orange sap. The leaves are opposite, simple and entire. The leaf blades are oval and 3-10 cm long by 1-6 cm wide. The base is rounded and it tapers to the tip. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. These are 8 cm long and the groups are loose. The flower are 1.5 cm long and greenish-yellow. The fruit are a pair of spreading follicles. These are narrow and cylinder shaped and 18 cm long by 5 mm wide. The seeds are 12 mm long. They have silky hairs.

It is a tropical plant. It grows on mountain slopes in West Africa. It grows up to 800 m above sea level. It grows in woodland and along rivers.

The leaves are eaten as a vegetable at least in Burkina Faso.

Seeds need to be planted fresh. They can be put in a nursery and transplanted.