6740.000 Cryptolepis R. Br.

ECTADIOPSIS Benth.

Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020) Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2)

Description of the genus

Shrubs or lianes. Leaves opposite. Flowers in axillary or terminal cymes, rarely ± solitary. Corolla lobed to more than halfway but with a distinct campanulate tube. Corona consisting of 5 fleshy lobes, inserted at about the middle of the corolla tube, above the base of the stamens. Follicles smooth. Seeds linear or oblong, concave and with a single rib on each face, with an apical tuft of hairs.

Worldwide: c. 26 species in the Old World tropics

Mozambique: 7 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
apiculata K. Schum.	MS
capensis Schltr.	?M	Description, Image
cryptolepioides (Schltr.) Bullock	N	Description, Image
delagoensis Schltr.	M
hypoglauca K. Schum.	N
oblongifolia Schltr.	N,Z,T,MS	Description, Image
obtusa N.E. Br.	N,Z,T,MS,GI,M	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Cryptolepis
Flora of Caprivi: Cryptolepis
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Cryptolepis
Flora of Malawi: Cryptolepis
Flora of Zambia: Cryptolepis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cryptolepis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cryptolepis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cryptolepis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cryptolepis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cryptolepis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cryptolepis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cryptolepis
JSTOR Plant Science: Cryptolepis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cryptolepis
Plants of the World Online: Cryptolepis
Tropicos: Cryptolepis
Wikipedia: Cryptolepis