About Cryptolepis sinensis (Lour.) Merr.
Cryptolepis sinensis (Lour.) Merr. is a flowering plant species that belongs to the Apocynaceae family. It is native to Taiwan, the Chinese provinces and regions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, and Yunnan, and Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. This plant acts as one of the food sources for Euploea core, the common crow, a widespread butterfly native to South Asia. The information included here is sourced from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) maintained by the USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, with data dated 07-Oct-06.
