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=== ''Cryptolepis africana'' ===
''[[Cryptolepis africana]]'' (Bullock) Venter & R.L.Verh. (synonym: ''Cryptolepis sinensis'' Merr. subsp. ''africana'' Bullock) occurs in Kenya and Tanzania. In Tanzania a root decoction is drunk as an aphrodisiac. The breasts are washed with leaf sap and a root decoction is drunk as a galactagogue.
=== ''Cryptolepis hypoglauca'' ===
''[[Cryptolepis hypoglauca]]'' K.Schum. occurs in Cameroon, Kenya and Tanzania. In Kenya the root is chewed as an aphrodisiac.
=== ''Cryptolepis orbicularis'' ===
''[[Cryptolepis orbicularis]]'' Chiov. is endemic to Somalia. Seeds, sometimes ground in water, are taken to treat stomach-ache.
== Ecology ==
