
Apocynaceae FAMILY
Cryptolepis dubia
Cryptolepis dubia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
The leaves are toxic[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitClimber
Growth—
Not known
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cryptolepis+dubia>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). — Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. · Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. · 1986 · ISBN - ↩︎Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
- [2]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
- [3]Ethnomedicinal Perspectives of Botanicals used by Malayali Tribes in Vattal Hills of Dharmapuri (TN), India — Ramya S.; Rajasekaran C.; Sivaperumal R.; Krishnan A.; Jayak · Ethnobotanical Leaflets. · 2008 · http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl ↩︎Brief details of 27 plants used medicinally by the Malayali tribes in India.