- Family:
- Apocynaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Cryptolepis R.Br.
Cryptolepis hypoglauca K.Schum.
[FTEA]
Apocynaceae (part 2), David Goyder, Timothy Harris, Siro Masinde, Ulrich Meve, Johan Venter. Flora of Tropical East Africa, 2012
- Morphology General Habit
- Many-stemmed climber with white latex.
- Morphology Roots
- Roots unknown.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems twining, pale brown to reddish brown, up to 6 m long, 2–5 mm diameter, glabrous, lenticellate
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves sessile or sub-sessile, leathery; blade elliptic, broadly elliptic, broadly obovate or sub-orbicular, (6–)8–10(–16) × (4–)5–8(–10) cm, retuse or obtuse, mucronate or apiculate, base cordate to obtuse, green above, glaucous beneath, violet spotted or blotched, glabrous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences axillary, rarely terminal, open, monochasial branches 3–6-flowered, glabrous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
- Peduncles sturdy, reddish brown, primary 2–3(–10) cm long, secondaries 1–3 cm long, densely packed with floral bracts and scars.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts broadly ovate to triangular, clasping, ± 1 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels sturdy, reddish brown, 1–5 mm long
- Morphology General Buds
- Buds sub-globose, short-apiculate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals green, reddish blotched, narrowly ovate to narrowly triangular, ± 2 × 0.5 mm, glabrous, margins fimbriate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla dull purple, brownish-red, pinkish-purple or pink, glabrous; tube broadly campanulate, 2.5–3 mm long, with papillose spots; lobes ovate to broadly ovate, 3–4 × 1–2.5 mm, acute to obtuse
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
- Corona: lower whorl of pale green to yellow ovoid lobes with curved apex, ± 1 mm long; upper whorl of sinus pockets
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens glabrous, filaments ± 0.5 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
- Anthers whitish, triangular, ± 1mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style ± 0.5 mm long; style-head conical, long-attenuate, ± 1.5 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Follicles paired, horizontally opposite, dark reddish-brown, angular cylindrical-ovoid, 25–30 cm long, 5–8 mm diameter
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds brown, very narrowly sub-elliptic to very narrowly sub-ovate, 10 × 2 mm; coma white, 3–5 cm long
- Ecology
- Moist evergreen lowland and coastal forest on deep humic soil over coral, or submontane forest; 0–1100 m
- Distribution
- Range: Cameroon, Central African Republic and N Mozambique Flora districts: K4 K7 T3 T6 T7 T8 Z
Native to:
Cameroon, Central African Repu, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania
Cryptolepis hypoglauca K.Schum. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Sep 26, 2001 | Holst, C. [2728], Tanzania | K000234076 | lectotype | No | |
Drummond, R.B. [3917], Kenya | 5324.000 | No |
First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 320 (1895)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- K.T.S.L.: 491 (1994).
- P.O.A. C: 320 (1895)
- T.T.C.L.: 64 (1949)
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
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