Apocynaceae
Cryptolepis

Cryptolepis buchananii R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 409 (1819), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Indo-China. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajastan: 1-769. Rajastan state biodiversity board.
  • Trần, T.B. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 15: 1-482. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cryptolepis dubia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. & al. (eds.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 6: 1-408. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Ali, S.I. (1983). Flora of Pakistan 150: 1-65. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajastan: 1-769. Rajastan state biodiversity board.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Trần, T.B. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 15: 1-482. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1999 Röttler, J.P. [s.n.], India K000872715 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Balansa, B. [2073], Vietnam K000910020 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 s.coll. [1640] K000872713 isotype Yes
Dec 1, 1991 Roxburgh, W. [604], Bangladesh K000872712 Unknown type material Yes
Boyce, P.C. [856], Vietnam 71662.000 No
Jenkins, F. [263], Assam K000872711 Yes
Röttler, J.P. [s.n.], India K000872714 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1640], Nepal Cryptolepis reticulata K001113673 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640] Cryptolepis reticulata K001113676 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640] Cryptolepis reticulata K001113677 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1640], India Cryptolepis reticulata K001113674 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640], India Cryptolepis reticulata K001113680 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640] Cryptolepis reticulata K001113678 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640] Cryptolepis reticulata K001113682 Yes
Royle, J.F. [Cat. no. 1640], India Cryptolepis reticulata K001113675 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640], India Cryptolepis reticulata K001113681 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640], India Cryptolepis reticulata K001113679 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images