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Cryptolepis oblongifolia
Cryptolepis oblongifolia, the red-stemmed milk rope, is a multi-stemmed shrub in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to moist and mesic regions of southern Africa, where it occurs in rocky grassland, grassy woodland or riverine vegetation. It is found from South Africa to Zambia. It grows about 1m tall, and carries widely spaced, opposite leaves on the reddish-brown stems. The yellow to reddish-yellow flowers appear in axillary clusters.
Cryptolepis africana · Cryptolepis capensis · Cryptolepis cryptolepioides · Jackalplant · Cryptolepis delagoensis · Indian Sarsaparilla · Cryptolepis sanguinolenta · Cryptolepis sinensis · Milk Ropes
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cryptolepis oblongifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
