Cryptolepis nigrescens
Also known as: Parquetina gabonica Baill. +8 more
- Parquetina gabonica Baill.
- Parquetina nigrescens (Wennberg) Bullock
- Periploca afzelii G.Don
- Periploca gabonica (Baill.) A.Chev.
- Periploca nigrescens Afzel.
- Periploca nigrescens Wennberg
- Periploca nigricans Schltr.
- Periploca preussii K.Schum.
- Periploca wildemanii A.Chev.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climber.
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Cryptolepis nigrescens is a climbing plant belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre