Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusCryptolepis
Scientific name with authorshipCryptolepis oblongifolia (Meisn.) Schltr.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cryptolepis acutifolia (Sond.) N.E.Br.Cryptolepis angolensis Welw.Cryptolepis angolensis Welw. ex HiernCryptolepis arenicola DinterCryptolepis baumii N.E.Br.Cryptolepis baumii Schltr.Cryptolepis brazzaei Baill.Cryptolepis buxifolia Chiov.Cryptolepis debeerstii De Wild.Cryptolepis debeerstii DeWild.Cryptolepis elliotii Schltr.Cryptolepis hensii N.E.Br.Cryptolepis linearis N.E.Br.Cryptolepis longiflora RegelCryptolepis longiflora Van HoutteCryptolepis longiflora Van Houtte ex BosseCryptolepis myrtifolia (Baill.) HiernCryptolepis myrtifolia (Baill.) Schltr.Cryptolepis nigritana (Benth.) N.E.Br.Cryptolepis producta N.E.Br.Cryptolepis ruspolii Chiov.Cryptolepis scandens (K.Schum.) Schltr.Cryptolepis sizenandii RolfeCryptolepis suffruticosa (K.Schum.) N.E.Br.Cryptolepis welwitschii (Baill.) Schltr.Cryptolepis welwitschii var. luteola HiernEctadiopsis acutifolia (Sond.) Benth.Ectadiopsis acutifolia (Sond.) Benth. ex B.D.Jacks.Ectadiopsis buettneri K.Schum.Ectadiopsis lanceolata Baill.Ectadiopsis myrtifolia Baill.Ectadiopsis nigritana Benth.Ectadiopsis nigritana var. congesta K.Schum.Ectadiopsis nigritiana Schum.Ectadiopsis oblongifolia (Meisn.) Benth.Ectadiopsis oblongifolia (Meisn.) Benth. ex B.D.Jacks.Ectadiopsis oblongifolia (Meisn.) Schltr.Ectadiopsis producta (N.E.Br.) BullockEctadiopsis ruspolii Chiov.Ectadiopsis scandens K.Schum.Ectadiopsis suffruticosa K.Schum.Ectadiopsis welwitschii Baill.Ectadium oblongifolium Meisn.Secamone acutifolia Sond.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier95943-1
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.