Botanical Name / Cryptolepis buchananii R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

Genus: Cryptolepis
Group: 1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Cryptolepis
Common sinhala name
Wel Rukattana
Habit
Liana (Woody Climber)
Origin
Native
Conservation status
VU-Vulnerable
Legal status
Not protected
Similar species
All vernacular names
Cryptolepis buchananii R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
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Cryptolepis buchananii R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
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Cryptolepis buchananii R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

Cryptolepis dubia (Burm.f.) M.R.Almeida

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