Genus of plants
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| Cryptolepis dubia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Eudicots
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| Clade:
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Asterids
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| Order:
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Gentianales
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| Family:
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Apocynaceae
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| Subfamily:
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Periplocoideae
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| Genus:
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Cryptolepis
R.Br., On Asclepiad. 58. 3 Apr 1810.
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| Type species
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Cryptolepis buchananii
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| Species
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See text
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| Synonyms
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- Cochlanthus Balf.f., Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 78. 1883.
- Curroria Planch. ex Benth.
- Ectadiopsis Benth., in Bentham et J. D. Hooker, Gen. 2: 741. Mai 1876.
- Lepistoma Blume, Fl. Javae (Praef.) vii. 5 Aug 1828.
- Leposma Blume, Bijdr. 1049. Oct 1826-Nov 1827.
- Mangenotia Pichon, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 101: 246. post 25 Jun 1954.
- Mitolepis Balf.f., Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 78. 1883.
- Socotranthus Kuntze in Post et O. Kuntze, Lex. 523. Dec 1903.
- Stomatostemma (possible synonym) N.E.Br. in Thiselton-Dyer, Fl. Trop. Africa 4(1): 252. Dec 1902.
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Cryptolepis is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae. It includes some 42 species.[1]
- ^ "Cryptolepis". The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
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