Apocynoideae
Encyclopedia
Apocynoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant
family Apocynaceae
(order Gentianales
). It contains about 78 genera with roughly 860 species. The diverse species have pharmacological interests. Important genera include Nerium.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
family Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae
The Apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.Many species are tall trees found in tropical rainforests, and most are from the tropics and subtropics, but some grow in tropical dry, xeric environments. There are also perennial herbs...
(order Gentianales
Gentianales
Gentianales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons.The circumscription of Gentiales in the Cronquist system included a broadly defined Loganiaceae , Retziaceae, Gentianaceae, Saccifoliaceae, Apocynaceae, and Asclepiadaceae...
). It contains about 78 genera with roughly 860 species. The diverse species have pharmacological interests. Important genera include Nerium.
Genera
Tribe Apocyneae (27 genera)
Tribe Echiteae (23 genera)
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Parsonsia Parsonsia is a genus of woody vines of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. Species occur from South East Asia to New Guinea as well as in New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand.-Description:... R.Br. (120 species; could belong to Periplocoideae) Tribe Malouetieae (11 genera)
Tribe Mesechiteae (9 genera)
Tribe Wrightieae (7 genera)
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