- Family: Apocynaceae Juss.
- Genus: Cryptolepis R.Br.
Cryptolepis obtusa N.E.Br.
- Genus: Cryptolepis R.Br.
[FTEA]
Apocynaceae (part 2), David Goyder, Timothy Harris, Siro Masinde, Ulrich Meve, Johan Venter. Flora of Tropical East Africa, 2012
- Morphology General Habit
- Climber with white latex.
- Morphology Roots
- Roots unknown.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems slender, twining, brown, 3–5 m long, 2–4 mm diameter, glabrous
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves herbaceous; petioles 4–10 mm long; blade oblong-elliptic, oblong-obovate, elliptic or obovate, 3–7(–9) × 0.2–0.4 cm, obtusemucronate, mucro 1–2 mm long, base truncate, bright green above, pale green beneath, glabrous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences axillary, lax to sub-compact, with 3–7 monochasia, few to many-flowered, glabrous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
- Peduncles frail, primary 5–15 mm long, secondaries 5–10 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels 2–4 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts acicular, ± 1 mm long
- Morphology General Buds
- Buds ovoid to ellipsoid, apiculate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers glabrous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals broadly ovate, 1.5–2 × 1–1.5 mm
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla creamy yellow; tube campanulate, 1.5–2 mm long, with papillose spots; lobes linear to linear-ovate, 6–8 × ± 1 mm, obtuse
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
- Corona double; lower whorl of clavate lobes, ± 1 mm long; upper whorl of sinus pockets
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens sub-sessile.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
- Anthers hastate, ± 0.8 mm long, attenuate, puberulous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style terete, ± 0.5 mm long; style-head broadly conical, 0.5–1 mm diameter
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Follicles horizontally opposite, cylindricalovoid, 8–15 cm long, 4–7 mm diameter
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds dark brown, obliquely narrowly ovate, 5–7 mm long; coma 30–40 mm long
- Figures
- Fig 42, p 133
- Ecology
- Open savanna, grassland, wasteland and low shrubby vegetation; 0–500 m
- Distribution
- Range: Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa Flora districts: T6 T7 T8
Native to:
KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Cryptolepis obtusa N.E.Br. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1999 | Kirk, J. [s.n.], Mozambique | K000234067 | lectotype | |
| Monteiro, J.J. [s.n.], Mozambique | K000234068 | Unknown type material | ||
| Speke [12], Mozambique | K000234069 | Unknown type material | ||
| Kirk [s.n.], Mozambique | K000234070 | Unknown type material | ||
| Kirk [38], Mozambique | K000234071 | Unknown type material | ||
| Meller, C.J. [s.n.], Mozambique | K000234072 | Unknown type material |
First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 110 (1895)
Accepted by
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- 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.
Not accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cryptolepis obtusa.]
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
- F.T.A. 4(1): 246 (1902)
- Fl. Cap. 4(1): 528 (1907)
- K.B. 1895: 110 (Apr./May 1895)
- K.T.S.L.: 491 (1994).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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