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Apocynaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Dogbane Family.

Key to Apocynaceae

As here circumscribed including the Asclepiadaceae, a family of about 440-480 genera and about 4800-5350 species, lianas, shrubs, perennial herbs, and trees, widespread in tropical and temperate areas (Endress et al. 2018). There appears to be overwhelming evidence favoring the combination of the Asclepiadaceae into the Apocynaceae; see, for instance, Rosatti (1989), Sennblad & Bremer (1996), and many others.

Ref: Endress et al. (2018) In Kadereit & Bittrich (2018); Endress, Liede-Schumann, & Meve (2014); Fishbein, Lemke, & Krings (2023) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023c); Liede (1997a); Rosatti (1989); Sennblad & Bremer (1996); Woodson (1938). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Asclepias | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Thyrsanthella difformis CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Amsonia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Asclepias connivens | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Alstonia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Floyd A. Griffith | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce Sorrie | Allamanda | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Catharanthus | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Asclepias humistrata | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Chthamalia pubiflora | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Weakley | Pattalias paluster source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Angadenia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Илья Руденко, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Илья Руденко | Periploca graeca source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Vincetoxicum rossicum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Vinca | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Thyrsanthella difformis | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Thyrsanthella difformis | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Matelea | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dominik Maximilián Ramík | Ochrosia elliptica source | Original Image ⭷

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