Cryptolepis cryptolepioides

Cryptolepis cryptolepioides[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a twining climber[4] in shrubs and trees, and is native to rocky hillsides and escarpments in northern South Africa[2] and Zimbabwe.[4]

Cryptolepis cryptolepioides
Fruit and seeds
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Cryptolepis
Species:
C. cryptolepioides
Binomial name
Cryptolepis cryptolepioides
(Schltr.) Bullock
Synonyms
  • Ectadiopsis buettneri K.Schum.[1]
  • Ectadiopsis cryptolepioides Schltr.[2] (basionym)

References
  1. "Cryptolepis cryptolepioides (Schltr.) Bullock". The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. "Cryptolepis cryptolepidioides (Schltr.) Bullock". African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & SANBI. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. The basionym is Ectadiopsis cryptolepioides, and the name C. cryptolepidioides given on some web pages is in error.
  4. Hyde, Mark; et al. "Cryptolepis cryptolepidioides (Schltr.) Bullock". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

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