Cryptolepis oblongifolia | |
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Foliage and fruit | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Cryptolepis |
Species: | C. oblongifolia
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Binomial name | |
Cryptolepis oblongifolia (
Meisn.) Schltr.
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Synonyms | |
Cryptolepis oblongifolia, the red-stemmed milk rope, is a multi-stemmed shrub in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to moist and mesic regions of southern Africa, where it occurs in rocky grassland, grassy woodland or riverine vegetation. [3] It is found from South Africa [4] to Zambia. [3] It grows about 1m tall, and carries widely spaced, opposite leaves on the reddish-brown stems. The yellow to reddish-yellow flowers appear in axillary clusters.
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Cryptolepis oblongifolia at Wikimedia Commons
Cryptolepis oblongifolia | |
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Foliage and fruit | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Cryptolepis |
Species: | C. oblongifolia
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Binomial name | |
Cryptolepis oblongifolia (
Meisn.) Schltr.
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Synonyms | |
Cryptolepis oblongifolia, the red-stemmed milk rope, is a multi-stemmed shrub in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to moist and mesic regions of southern Africa, where it occurs in rocky grassland, grassy woodland or riverine vegetation. [3] It is found from South Africa [4] to Zambia. [3] It grows about 1m tall, and carries widely spaced, opposite leaves on the reddish-brown stems. The yellow to reddish-yellow flowers appear in axillary clusters.
Media related to
Cryptolepis oblongifolia at Wikimedia Commons