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Apocynaceae - Oleander family
Literature
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985) Apocynaceae FZ 7(2)
Description of the family
Trees, shrubs, lianes or (rarely) herbs, usually with milky latex. Stipules usually 0. Leaves opposite or whorled, less often alternate or spiral, simple, entire. Flowers bisexual, usually actinomorphic, (4-)5-merous. Corolla tubular, sometimes with a corona. Ovary superior or sometimes partly inferior, 1- or 2-locular or composed of 2 7 ± free carpels. Fruit a berry, drupe or follicle, entire or composed of 2 ± free carpels. Seeds in dry fruits often winged or with a tuft of hairs. The three families Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae and Periplocaceae (as defined on this web site) are often combined into one large family under the name Apocynaceae. Worldwide: 163 genera and 1,850 species, mostly tropical. |
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Links to genera: (25)
| Genus | Content |
| Acokanthera G. Don | Description |
| Adenium Roem. & Schult. | Description |
| Alafia Thouars | Description, Image |
| Ancylobothrys Pierre | Description, Image |
| Callichilia Stapf | |
| Carissa L. | Description |
| Carvalhoa K. Schum. | |
| Catharanthus G. Don | Description |
| Dictyophleba Pierre | Description, Image |
| Diplorhynchus Welw. ex Ficalho & Hiern | Description |
| Funtumia Stapf | Description, Image |
| Holarrhena R. Br. | Description |
| Hunteria Roxb. | |
| Landolphia P. Beauv. | Description |
| Mascarenhasia A. DC. | Description, Image |
| Oncinotis Benth. | Description |
| Pachypodium Lindl. | Description, Image |
| Pleiocarpa Benth. | Description |
| Pleioceras Baill. | |
| Rauvolfia L. | Description, Image |
| Saba (Pichon) Pichon | Description, Image |
| Strophanthus DC. | Description |
| Tabernaemontana L. | Description, Image |
| Voacanga Thouars | Description |
| Wrightia R. Br. | Description |
Other sources of information about Apocynaceae:
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for ApocynaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
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