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Cryptolepis sinensis

Also known as: Aganosma edithae Hance +14 more
  • Aganosma edithae Hance
  • Apocynum orixense Rottler ex Hook.fil.
  • Cryptolepis edithae (Hance) Benth. & Hook.fil. ex Maxim.
  • Cryptolepis elegans var. ciliata Pierre ex Costantin
  • Cryptolepis elegans Wall. ex G.Don
  • Cryptolepis laxiflora Blume
  • Cryptolepis pauciflora Wight
  • Cryptolepis sinensis var. ciliata (Costantin) P.H.Hô
  • Echites pauciflorus Rottler ex Hook.fil.
  • Emericia sinensis (Lour.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Helicandra sinensis (Lour.) Hook. & Arn.
  • Nerium pauciflorum Roxb. ex Hook.fil.
  • Pergularia sinensis Lour.
  • Periploca sinensis (Lour.) Steud.
  • Streptocaulon chinense (Spreng.) G.Don
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing shrub.

Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Cryptolepis sinensis is a climbing shrub belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Climber / Vine

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

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