| Cryptolepis sinensis |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Gentianales |
| Family: |
Apocynaceae |
| Genus: |
Cryptolepis |
| Species: |
C. sinensis |
| Binomial name |
Cryptolepis sinensis
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| Synonyms |
- Pergularia sinensis Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 167. 1790.
- Emericia sinensis (Lour.) Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis (Roemer & Schultes) 4: 402. 1819.
- Periploca sinensis (Lour.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. (Steudel), ed. 2. 1: 552, in syn. 1840.
- Vallaris sinensis (Lour.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4. 79. 1837.
- Aganosma edithae Hance, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 5, 5: 227. 1866.
- Cryptolepis edithae (Hance) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Maxim., Gen. Pl. (Bentham & Hooker f.) 2(2): 741. 1876.
- Cryptolepis elegans Wall. Numer. List n. 1639. 1829, nom. inval.
- Cryptolepis elegans Wall. ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4. 82. 1837.
- Nerium pauciflorum Roxb. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4(10): 6. 1883.
- Periploca chinensis Spreng., Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) (Sprengel) 1: 836. 1824.
- Streptocaulon chinense (Spreng.) G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4. 162. 1837.
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Cryptolepis sinensis is a plant species in the genus Cryptolepis, native to Taiwan, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan) and southeast Asia (Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam).
Cryptolepis sinensis is one of the food sources for the common crow (Euploea core), a common butterfly found in South Asia. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network – (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06].