Cryptolepis

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cryptolepis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cryptolepis (Greek, hidden scale). Asclepiadaceae. Shrubs, erect or twining, of Trop. Asia and Afr. Lvs. opposite: fls. in a loosely forking, few-fid, cyme; calyx deeply 5-parted, with 5 scales at base; corolla with spreading limb, the tube short-cylindrical or cam- panulate, the lobes 5 and linear, spreading or deflexed and twisted; corona of 5 scales attached at or near the middle of the tube: follicles terete and smooth, spreading.—Species 20. Cult, only in S. Calif, and S. Fla. C. Buchananii, Roem. & Schult. A twining shrub with yellow fls., resembling those of an echites: Lvs. 3-6 in. long, leathery, shining above: cymes very short-stalked, paniculate. India. C. longifldra, Regel. Dwarf and compact growing, with long Lvs. tinted with red; tubular white fls., as in Bouvardia jasminiflora. Native country unknown. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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