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Cryptolepis oblongifolia

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Cryptolepis oblongifolia
Foliage and fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
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, the 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

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  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. ^ a b 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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