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., Philipp. J. Sci. 15: 254. 1920.
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).

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].

External links

Data related to Cryptolepis sinensis at Wikispecies