- Family:
- Apocynaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Cryptolepis R.Br.
Cryptolepis africana (Bullock) Venter & R.L.Verh.
[FTEA]
Apocynaceae (part 2), David Goyder, Timothy Harris, Siro Masinde, Ulrich Meve, Johan Venter. Flora of Tropical East Africa, 2012
- Morphology General Habit
- Climber 2–3 m high.
- Morphology Roots
- Roots unknown.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems slender, twining, brown, papillose to minutely scabridulous, nodes enlarged
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves sub-coriaceous; petiole 0.5–1 cm long; blade elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 6–8 × 4–5 cm, retuse-mucronate, mucro reddish, base obtuse to sometimes cuneate, green above, beneath pale grey-green, violet spotted and blotched, glabrous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences axillary, few-flowered, glabrous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
- Peduncles slender, primary 1.5–2.5 cm long, secondary 2–3.5 cm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels ± 5 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts acicular, ± 1 mm long
- Morphology General Buds
- Buds oblong-ovoid, longapiculate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals narrowly triangular to narrowly ovate-triangular, ± 2 × 0.7 mm, glabrous, acute
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla creamy-white; tube campanulate, 2–3 mm long, outside glabrous, inside villous below stamens; lobes linear to linear ovate, 7–8 × ± 1 mm, round to acute, glabrous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
- Corona of lower whorl only, lobes clavate, ± 0.5 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens villous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
- Filaments ± 0.5 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
- Anthers creamy yellow, ovate-triangular, ± 1 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Styles free, terete, ± 1 mm long, glabrous; style-head broadly ovoid.
- Figures
- Fig 40, p 127
- Ecology
- Coastal lowland forest; 0–100 m
- Distribution
- Flora districts: K7 Range: Not known elsewhere
Native to:
Kenya
Cryptolepis africana (Bullock) Venter & R.L.Verh. appears in other Kew resources:
First published in S. African J. Bot. 73: 42 (2007)
Accepted by
- Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
Literature
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- S. Afr. Journ. Bot. 73: 42 (2007).
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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