Cryptolepis sinensis
Species of plant
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
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.
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 ).[1]
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
External links
Data related to Cryptolepis sinensis at Wikispecies
Cryptolepis sinensis Pergularia sinensis
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