Cryptolepis is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae. It includes some 42 species. Selected species Cryptolepis africana (Bullock) Venter & R.L.Verh. Cryptolepis albicans Jum. & H.Perrier Cryptolepis angolensis Welw. ex Hiern Cryptolepis apiculata K.Schum. Cryptolepis arbuscula (Radcl.-Sm.) Venter Cryptolepis baumii N.E.Br. Cryptolepis brazzaei Baill. Cryptolepis buchanani Cryptolepis buxifolia Chiov. Cryptolepis capensis Schltr. Cryptolepis cryptolepioides (Schltr.) Bullock Cryptolepis dubia (Burm.f.) M.R.Almeida Cryptolepis hypoglauca Cryptolepis oblongifolia (Meisn.) Schltr. Cryptolepis obtusa Cryptolepis ruspolii Chiov. Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schltr. Cryptolepis sinensis (Lour.) Merr. Cryptolepis sizenandii Rolfe Cryptolepis socotrana (Balf.f.) Venter Cryptolepis somaliensis Venter & Thulin Cryptolepis stefianinii Chiov. Cryptolepis suffruticosa N.E.Br. Cryptolepis triangularis Cryptolepis volubilis (Balf.f.) O.Schwartz Cryptolepis welwitschii Hiern Cryptolepis yemenensis Venter & R.L.Verh. Excluded or synonymous taxa C. buchananii, a synonym for C. dubia (Burm.f.) M.R.Almeida C. elegans, a synonym for C. sinensis (Lour.) Merr. C. edithae, a synonym for C. sinensis (Lour.) Merr. References Farr, E. R. and Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2009 Aug 24 [1]. Flora of China (2008). 'eFloras. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2009 Aug 21 [2]. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. [3] (25 August 2009) External links Periplocoideae Apocynaceae genera Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)