Apocynaceae FAMILY

Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitClimber

Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - when sown as soon as it is ripe, the seeds showed 90 - 100% germination. Seedlings can be raised in polythene bags and then planted out at the start of the rainy season. Plants flower 10 months after sowing^[1]. The seed has a very short viability^[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cryptolepis+sanguinolenta>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.