Cryptolepis oblongifolia

Red-stemmed milk rope
Foliage and fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Periplocoideae
Tribe: Cryptolepideae
Genus: Cryptolepis
Species: C. oblongifolia
Binomial name
Cryptolepis oblongifolia
(Meisn.) Schltr.
Synonyms
  • Cryptolepis nigritana (Benth.) N.E.Br.[1]
  • Ectadiopsis acutifolia Benth.
  • Ectadiopsis oblongifolia (Meisn.) Schltr.[2]
  • Ectadium oblongifolium Meisn.

Cryptolepis oblongifolia (Red-stemmed milk rope) is a multi-stemmed shrub in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to moist and mesic regions of southern Africa, where it occurs in rocky grassland, grassy woodland or riverine vegetation.[3] It is found from South Africa[4] to Zambia.[3] It grows about 1m tall, and carries widely spaced, opposite leaves on the reddish-brown stems. The yellow to reddish-yellow flowers appear in axillary clusters.

References

  1. ↑ "Cryptolepis oblongifolia (Meisn.) Schltr.". The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Cryptolepis oblongifolia (Meisn.) Schltr.". African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & SANBI. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 Bingham, Mike; et al. "Cryptolepis oblongifolia Schltr.". Flora of Zambia. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Cryptolepis oblongifolia (Meisn.) Schltr.". Red List of South African Plants. SANBI. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

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