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Cryptolepis apiculata

(Cryptolepis apiculata)

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Description

Cryptolepis africana is a climbing shrub producing stems up to 3 metres long that scramble over the ground and twine into other plants for support.The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Genus:Cryptolepis
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