Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

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Cryptolepis sanguinolenta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Cryptolepis
Species:
C. sanguinolenta
Binomial name
Cryptolepis sanguinolenta
(Lindl.) Schltr.

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.[1]

The roots of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta contain a major alkaloid called cryptolepine.

The roots are also used as a yellow dye.[2]


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