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Cryptolepis dubia

(Burm.f.) M.R.Almeida

Apocynaceae


The Flora of China, and most older publications, treats this species as Cryptolepis buchananii Roem. & Schult.[
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].

+ Synonyms

Cryptolepis buchananii Roem. & Schult.

Cryptolepis reticulata (Roth) Wall. ex Steud.

Nerium reticulatum Roxb.

Periploca dubia Burm.f.

Trachelospermum cavaleriei H.Lév.

Trachelospermum gracilipes cavaleriei (H. Lév.) C.K. Schneid.

Common Name:

Cryptolepis dubia
Flowers and leaves
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General Information

Cryptolepis dubia is a climbing shrub producing stems up to 6 metres long that scramble over the ground and twine into other plants for support[
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Known Hazards

The leaves are toxic[
240
Title
Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
Publication
 
Author
Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
Publisher
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
Year
1986
ISBN
-
Description
Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
].

Botanical References

266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.

Range

E. Asia - China, Pakistan India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Habitat

Montane forests at elevations from 500 - 1,500 metres in China[
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitClimber
Height5.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The roots and fruits are used for the treatment of chills and oedema[
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].

The plant is used in a preparation that is given to children as a cure for rickets[
240
Title
Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
Publication
 
Author
Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
Publisher
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
Year
1986
ISBN
-
Description
Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
].

The latex from the stem is applied to the skin to treat wounds[
743
Title
Ethnomedicinal Perspectives of Botanicals used by Malayali Tribes in Vattal Hills of Dharmapuri (TN), India
Publication
Ethnobotanical Leaflets 12: 1054-60. 2008.
Author
Ramya S.; Rajasekaran C.; Sivaperumal R.; Krishnan A.; Jayak
Website
http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl
Publisher
Ethnobotanical Leaflets.
Year
2008
ISBN
 
Description
Brief details of 27 plants used medicinally by the Malayali tribes in India.
].

Other Uses

A latex is obtained from the plant[
240
Title
Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
Publication
 
Author
Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
Publisher
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
Year
1986
ISBN
-
Description
Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
]. It is used medicinally[
743
Title
Ethnomedicinal Perspectives of Botanicals used by Malayali Tribes in Vattal Hills of Dharmapuri (TN), India
Publication
Ethnobotanical Leaflets 12: 1054-60. 2008.
Author
Ramya S.; Rajasekaran C.; Sivaperumal R.; Krishnan A.; Jayak
Website
http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl
Publisher
Ethnobotanical Leaflets.
Year
2008
ISBN
 
Description
Brief details of 27 plants used medicinally by the Malayali tribes in India.
].

Propagation

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