Cryptolepis sinensis

Cryptolepis sinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Periplocoideae,
Tribe: Cryptolepideae
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.

C. sinensis is one of the food sources for the common crow (Euploea core), a common butterfly found in South Asia.

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