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Cryptolepis obtusa

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

N.E. Brown

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Natal
• Northern Provinces - South Africa
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• wooded grassland
• lakeside
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Apr
• Aug

Fruiting Times

Herbaceous glabrous twiner with mucronate leaves 75mm x 32mm, yellow flowers, axillary cymes with bracts to 2mm long, sepals 1.5mm long, corolla tube 2mm long with lobes 6mm long, follicles 125mm x 6mm

Further References

• Mobot
• WFO
• FOTA
• Kew