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6740.000 Cryptolepis
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 Zimbabwe: 5 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| apiculata K. Schum. | E | |
| cryptolepioides (Schltr.) Bullock | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| oblongifolia Schltr. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| obtusa N.E. Br. | N,E,S | Description, Image |
| producta N.E. Br. | N,W,C |
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Flora of Mozambique: Cryptolepis
Flora of Zambia: Cryptolepis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CryptolepisBHL (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
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