ABSTRACT
Cryptolepis sanguinolenta Lindl. Schltr. (Periplocaceae) is a scrambling shrub native to West Africa (Figure 8.1). The genus Cryptolepis R.Br. includes about 20 species found mainly in tropical Africa and in Southeast Asia (Mendes and Jensen, 1984). In some literature, members of the family Periplocaceae are included in the family Asclepiadaceae. This explains why some texts assign C. sanguinolenta to the latter family.
