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Cryptolepis sinensis (Lour.) Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Cryptolepis

Characteristics

Lianas to 3 m; glabrous throughout. Branchlets red-brown, exfoliating. Petiole 5-7 mm; leaf blade oblong to lanceolate, 1.5-6 × 0.8-2.5 cm, base rounded to shallowly cordate, apex rounded, apiculate; lateral veins 5-9 pairs. Cymes terminal or axillary, lax, longer than leaves. Pedicel 1-3.5 cm. Sepals ovate, ca. 1 mm; basal glands 10. Corolla yellowish; tube ca. 5 mm; lobes oblong lanceolate or linear, 1-1.5 cm. Corona lobes club-shaped. Anthers glabrous. Follicles cylindric, to 12.5 cm × 6-8 mm. Seeds brown, oblong, ca. 1 cm × 2 mm; coma ca. 2.5 cm. Fl. Apr-Sep, fr. Jun-Dec.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Environment

Thickets, forest edges; at elevations from 100-800 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diuretics (aerial part), Skin diseases (plant exudate), Cough (root), Diuretics (whole plant excluding root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Cryptolepis sinensis world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95952-1
WFO ID wfo-0000628388
COL ID 6BM4X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Nerium pauciflorum Strophanthus divaricatus Vallaris sinensis Cryptolepis elegans Cryptolepis laxiflora Cryptolepis pauciflora Aganosma edithae Echites pauciflorus Emericia sinensis Periploca chinensis Apocynum orixense Pergularia sinensis Streptocaulon chinense Cryptolepis edithae Cryptolepis sinensis Cryptolepis sinensis var. ciliata
WorldFloraDB 2024