- Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
(Milkweed Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : AAK FAMILY (आक फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
- Synonym(s) : Emericia sinensis (Lour.) Roem. & Schult.; Pergularia sinensis Lour.; Vallaris sinensis (Lour.) G.Don; Aganosma edithae Hance; Apocynum orixense Rottler ex Hook.f.; Cryptolepis edithae (Hance) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Maxim.; Cryptolepis elegans Wall. ex G.Don; Cryptolepis elegans var. ciliata Pierre ex Costantin; Cryptolepis laxiflora Blume; Cryptolepis pauciflora Wight; Cryptolepis sinensis var. ciliata (Costantin) P.H.Hô; Echites pauciflorus Rottler ex Hook.f.; Nerium pauciflorum Roxb. ex Hook.f.; Periploca chinensis Spreng; Streptocaulon chinense (Spreng.) G.Don; Strophanthus divaricatus Wall. ex G.Don
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cryptolepis sinensis (Lour.) Merr.
- Vernacular name :
- Paala teega (Telugu)
- Bansha khapuri (Oria)
- Habit : Climbing shrub
- Key identification features : Slender climbers, glabrous; Leaves oblong, linear-oblong or lanceolate, obtuse at both ends or acuminate, glaucous beneath; Inflorescence axillary or terminal, lax, few-flowered cyme; Flowers yellow or pale yellow; Follicles slender, nearly straight; Seeds comose.
- Flower, Fruit : December-February
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Chittoor district, Y.S.R. Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Guntur district, Krishna district, Kurnool district, S.P.S. Nellore district, Prakasam district, Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, West Godavari district
- Telangana : Nalgonda district, Khammam district, Mahbubnagar district
- Karnataka : Ballari district, Kolar district, Chamarajanagara district
- Odisha : Angul district, Balasore district, Bargarh district, Balangir district, Boudh district, Cuttack district, Deogarh district, Dhenkanal district, Gajapati district, Ganjam district, Kalahandi district, Kandhamal district, Kendrapara district, Kendujhar district, Khordha district, Koraput district, Malkangiri district, Mayurbhanj district, Puri district, Rayagada district, Sambalpur district, Sundargarh district
- Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, Dharmapuri district, Kancheepuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Karur district, Krishnagiri district, Madurai district, Namakkal district, Pudukkottai district, Sivaganga district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Vellore district
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tirap
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 165
- Read more :
- Permalink : http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cryptolepis elegans
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Flora Online. http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cryptolepis elegans. Downloaded on 29 January 2026.
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