Apocynaceae

Cryptolepis R.Br.

First published in Asclepiadeae: 58 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 4, 1: 242, partly.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Brown in F.T.A. 4(1): 242 (1902);
  • Brown in Fl. Cap. 4(1): 526 (1907).
  • Hutchinson & Dalziel in F.W.T.A. 2: 53 (1931).
  • R. Br., On the Asclepiadeae: 58 (1810).
  • Venter in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 126–135 (2012).
  • Venter in Fl. Somalia 3: 136–138 (2006);

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by J. Venter [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Asclepiadeae: 58 (1810)
  • F.T.A. 4(1): 242 (1902)
  • Fl. Cap. 4(1): 526 (1907)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Royle, J.F. [Cat. no. 1640] India K001113675 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132411 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1640] India K001113674 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640] K001113676 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1640] Nepal K001113673 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640] India K001113679 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640] K001113678 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J. [3836] Kenya K:SPC-01052.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1639] India K001113671 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3517] Tanzania K:SPC-03997.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1639] K001113672 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma K001132412 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1639] K001113670 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640] India K001113681 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640] India K001113680 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640] K001113677 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1640] K001113682 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [308] Yemen Mitolepis K:SPC-41482.000 Holotype No
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [515] Yemen Curroria K:SPC-41483.000 Holotype No
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos [734] Yemen Socotranthus K:SPC-30689.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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