Cryptolepis sinensis

Cryptolepis sinensis
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 (Lour.) Merr.
Synonyms [1]
List Emericia sinensis(Lour.) Roem. & Schult. Pergularia sinensisLour. Vallaris sinensis(Lour.) G.Don Aganosma edithaeHance Apocynum orixenseRottler ex Hook.f. Cryptolepis edithae(Hance) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Maxim. Cryptolepis elegansWall. ex G.Don Cryptolepis elegans var. ciliataPierre ex Costantin Cryptolepis laxifloraBlume Cryptolepis paucifloraWight Cryptolepis sinensis var. ciliata(Costantin) P.H.Hô Echites pauciflorusRottler ex Hook.f. Nerium pauciflorumRoxb. ex Hook.f. Periploca chinensisSpreng. Streptocaulon chinense(Spreng.) G.Don Strophanthus divaricatusWall. ex G.Don

Cryptolepis sinensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae . ^{[1] [2]} It is native to Taiwan, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan) and southeast Asia (Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam). ^[3]

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].

References

1. "Cryptolepis sinensis (Lour.) Merr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
2. "Cryptolepis sinensis (Lour.) Merr". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
3. Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 193 白叶藤 bai ye teng Cryptolepis sinensis (Loureiro) Merrill, Philipp. J. Sci. 15: 254. 1920.

External links

Data related to Cryptolepis sinensis at Wikispecies