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

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Field characters: Woody vine, leaves simple, opposite, oblanceolate. Infloresence racemose, flowers yellow. Whole plant has white latex. 

Locality: Xekong Province, Lamam District, Ban Donchanch.

Habitat: 

Altitude: 402 m asl.

Collector(s): O. Souliya, V. Somsamouth

Collection number: LAOS_584 (= Souliya 584)

Collection date: March 4, 2004

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession number: 2331874.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:  

Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 16 Page 193 (under syn. Cryptolepis buchananii )

Medicinal properties:

Henkin JM, Sydara K, Xayvue M, et al. (2017). Revisiting the linkage between ethnomedical use and development of new medicines: A novel plant collection strategy towards the discovery of anticancer agents. Journal of Medicinal Plant Research 2017, 11(40), 621-634. https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPR2017.6485

Ren Y, Kaweesa EN, Tian L, et al. The Cytotoxic Cardiac Glycoside (−)-Cryptanoside A from the Stems of Cryptolepis dubia and Its Molecular Targets. Journal of Natural Products 2023 86 (6). 14. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00094

Ren Y, Kaweesa EN, Henkin JH, et al. Cytotoxic leuconoxine-type diazaspiroindole alkaloids isolated from Cryptolepis dubia. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2024, volume 101, 129650. ISSN 0960-894X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2024.129650. 

Sriset, Y  Pharmacological Activities of Cryptolepis dubia (Burm.f.) M.R.Almeida. Isan Jurnal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2017,  vol. 13, no. 1 (2017): DOI: https://doi.org/10.14456/ijps.2017.1 
Useful Tropical Plants. Cryptole[is dubia (Burm.f.) M.R.Almeida.  Cryptolepis+dubia. https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cryptolepis+dubia 

Venkateswara R, Narendra N, Viswamitra MA, et al. Cryptosin, a cardenolide from the leaves of Cryptolepis buchanani. Phytochemistry 1989, volume 28, issue 4, pages 1203-1205. ISSN 0031-9422. https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80209-2