| Milk ropes |
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| Cryptolepis dubia |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Gentianales |
| Family: |
Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Periplocoideae |
| Genus: |
Cryptolepis
R.Br., On Asclepiad. 58. 3 Apr 1810. |
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| Type species |
Cryptolepis buchananii
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| Species |
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See text |
| Synonyms |
- Cochlanthus Balf.f., Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 78. 1883.
- Curroria Planch. ex Benth.
- Ectadiopsis Benth., in Bentham et J. D. Hooker, Gen. 2: 741. Mai 1876.
- Lepistoma Blume, Fl. Javae (Praef.) vii. 5 Aug 1828.
- Leposma Blume, Bijdr. 1049. Oct 1826-Nov 1827.
- Mangenotia Pichon, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 101: 246. post 25 Jun 1954.
- Mitolepis Balf.f., Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 78. 1883.
- Socotranthus Kuntze in Post et O. Kuntze, Lex. 523. Dec 1903.
- Stomatostemma (possible synonym) N.E.Br. in Thiselton-Dyer, Fl. Trop. Africa 4(1): 252. Dec 1902.
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Cryptolepis is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae. It includes some 42 species.