Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Apocynaceae/Cryptolepis

At a glance

Occurrence records146

Data sources8

Biological traits13

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Cryptolepis sanguinolenta's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility146 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources13 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS58 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF146 records

01Narrative

Cryptolepis sanguinolenta is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. An extract from the root is traditionally used in West Africa for malaria. The roots of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta contain a major alkaloid called cryptolepine. The roots are also used as a yellow dye.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height7 m

Plant height max7.62 m

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formclimber

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberobligatory

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · TRY: Climber

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

03Chemical composition58 compounds

Compounds documented for Cryptolepis sanguinolenta across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile5 classes

Quinazoline alkaloids8

Carboline alkaloids6

Acridone alkaloids5

Carboline alkaloids $ Quinoline alkaloids2

Arteminisin1

Documented compounds58 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(1R,2S,4S,5S,9S,10S,12R,13R,14S)-2-acetyloxy-5,9,13-trimethylpentacyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9.012,14]hexadecane-5-carboxylic acid	present	NPASS
(5aR)-5-methyl-5a,6-dihydroindolo[2,3-b]quinoline	present	LOTUS
11-Indolo[3,2-b]quinolin-10-yl-5-methylindolo[3,2-b]quinoline	present	LOTUS
11-Methoxyquindoline	present	LOTUS
5,10-Dihydroindolo[3,2-b]quinolin-11-one	present	LOTUS
5-Methyl-10,12-dihydroindolo[3,2-b][1]benzazepin-11-one	present	LOTUS
5-Methyl-11-propan-2-ylindolo[3,2-b]quinoline	present	LOTUS
5-Methylindolo[3,2-b]quinoline-11-carboxylic acid	present	LOTUS
BAXVFFJKFISROU-UHFFFAOYSA-N	present	NPASS
bis(10H-indolo[3,2-b]quinolin-11-yl)methanone	present	LOTUS

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type146 records

Wild obs. + sensor37

Museum / vouchered106

Other3

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO376 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy67% within 1 km

≤100 m 2>10 km 1

3 georeferenced · 34 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor37

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 106 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence106

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions7 of 23 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Saint Louis, US	10
Kew, GB	8
IFAN Ch. A. Dioplocation not on record	7
WAGlocation not on record	6
Yaoundé, CM	5
Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record	5
HNBlocation not on record	4
Paris, FR	4
MeiseBGlocation not on record	4
BRLUlocation not on record	3
MAlocation not on record	2
LSFlocation not on record	2
Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG)location not on record	2
Université du Lomélocation not on record	2
Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record	1
Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record	1
Plocation not on record	1
Uppsala, SE	1
Glocation not on record	1
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique / Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoleslocation not on record	1
EAlocation not on record	1
Arusha, TZ	1
Frankfurt am Main	1

23 institutions · 73 of 106 vouchered records shown · 33 without an institution code

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