Cryptostegia

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cryptostegia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cryptostegia (Greek, krupto, conceal, and stego, cover; referring to the 5-scaled crown in the corolla- tube, which is not exposed to view). Asclepiadaceae. Tropical climbers. Leaves opposite: fls. large and showy in a terminal trichotomous cyme; corolla funnel-shaped, the tube short.—Only 2 species, 1 from Trop. Afr., and 1 from Madagascar. The juice of C. grandiflora, when exposed to the sunshine, produces caoutchoue. See Diet. Economic Products India 2:625. The plant is cult, in India for this purpose. It is rarely cult, in Old World greenhouses for ornament. It is said to be of easy cult, in a warmhouse and prop, by cuttings. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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