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<big>''[[Cryptolepis decidua]]'' (Planch. ex Benth.) N.E.Br.</big>
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:Protologue: Fl. trop. Afr. 4(1): 243 (1904).
== Synonyms ==
*''Curroria decidua'' Planch. ex Hook.f. & Benth. (1849).
== Vernacular names ==
*Jackal plant (En).
== Origin and geographic distribution ==
''Cryptolepis'' belongs to subfamily ''Periplocoideae''. It comprises about 30 species in Africa, Asia and Australia. The majority of the species occur in East Africa and on Socotra (Yemen).
== Ecology ==
''Cryptolepis decidua'' occurs in shrub land and grassland, on plains and hillsides, often on well-drained, rocky to sandy soils, but also on alluvial soils, from sea-level up to 2000 m altitude. It grows in hot and arid localities, with a dry season of 6–11 months.
== Genetic resources ==
== Author(s) ==
* G.H. Schmelzer , PROTA Network Office Europe, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 341, 6700 AH Wageningen, Netherlands
== Correct citation of this article ==
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