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The Asclepiadoideae are a
subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
of plants in the family
Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...
. Formerly, it was treated as a separate family under the name Asclepiadaceae, e.g. by
APG II The APG II system (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II system) of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in April 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Gro ...
, and known as the milkweed family. They form a group of perennial
herb Herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances. Culinary use typically distingu ...
s, twining
shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...
s,
liana A liana is a long-Plant stem, stemmed Woody plant, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the Canopy (biology), canopy in search of direct sunlight. T ...
s or rarely
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...
s but notably also contain a significant number of leafless
stem succulent Stem succulents are fleshy succulent columnar shaped plants which conduct photosynthesis mainly through their stems rather than their leaves.Frerea indica, a Stem Succulent CAM Plant with Deciduous C₃ Leaves, Otto L. Lange and Margit Zuber, Oeco ...
s. The name comes from the
type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...
''
Asclepias ''Asclepias'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants known as milkweeds, named for their latex, a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides, exuded where cells are damaged. Most species are toxic to huma ...
'' (milkweeds). There are 348 genera, with about 2,900
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
. They are mainly located in the tropics to subtropics, especially in Africa and South America. The florally-advanced tribe
Stapelieae Stapeliinae is a subtribe of flowering plants within the tribe Ceropegieae of the subfamily Asclepiadoideae of the family Apocynaceae. The subtribe comprises about 35 genera, including both the stem-succulent "stapeliads" and the horticulturally ...
within this family contains several relatively familiar stem
succulent In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...
genera, such as ''
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Huernia The genus ''Huernia'' (family Apocynaceae, subfamily Asclepiadoideae) consists of perennial, stem succulents from Eastern and Southern Africa and Arabia, first described as a genus in 1810.Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 11 The flower ...
,
Stapelia ''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transfer ...
'' and ''
Hoodia ''Hoodia'' (; known locally as "ghaap" or "bobbejaanghaap") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, under the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, native to Southern Africa. One species of ''Hoodia'' in particular, '' Hoodia gordonii'' ...
''. They are remarkable for the complex mechanisms which they have developed for
pollination Pollination is the transfer of pollen from an anther of a plant to the stigma (botany), stigma of a plant, later enabling fertilisation and the production of seeds. Pollinating agents can be animals such as insects, for example bees, beetles or bu ...
, independently parallel to the unrelated
Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...
, such as the grouping of their pollen into
pollinia A pollinium (: pollinia) is a coherent mass of pollen grains in a plant that are the product of only one anther, but are transferred, during pollination, as a single unit. This is regularly seen in plants such as orchids and many species of milkwee ...
. The "fragrance" (or odor) of the flowers, often called "carrion flowers", attracts flies, the chief pollinators for these plants. Additionally, the color, appearance and texture of the flowers often is thought to resemble decaying flesh or raw meat to further entice pollination by flies. Many new hybrids have been formed due to the unique fertilization method of the flowers.


Taxonomy

Gilbert Thomas Burnett Gilbert Thomas Burnett (15 April 1800 – 27 July 1835) was a British botanist. Life Burnett was the first professor of botany at King's College London, from 1831 to 1835. He was the author of ''Outlines of Botany'' (1835), and ''Illustrations o ...
in 1835 is considered to be the first botanist to recognize a primary division of the family Apocynaceae using the name Asclepiadeae, an ending now used for tribes rather than subfamilies. In 2014, Endress, Liede-Schumann and Meve recognised five tribes within the subfamily. A
molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
study in 2019 confirmed the distinctness of the five tribes, which were related as shown in the following cladogram:


Tribes and genera

The assignment of genera to tribes is based on Endress, Liede-Schumann and Meve (2014), with synonyms from
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Asclepiadeae

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Araujia ''Araujia'' is a small genus of perennial vines in the Apocynaceae, dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Araujia'': *''Araujia ang ...
'' Brot. *''
Asclepias ''Asclepias'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants known as milkweeds, named for their latex, a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides, exuded where cells are damaged. Most species are toxic to huma ...
'' L., including ''Aidomene'' Stopp, ''Odontostelma'' Rendle, ''Trachycalymma'' (K.Schum.) *''
Aspidoglossum ''Aspidoglossum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 ...
'' E.Mey. *'' Aspidonepsis'' Nicholas *'' Astephanus'' R.Br. *''
Barjonia ''Barjonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. They are native to South America.Wood, J. R. I., F. Mamani M., P. Pozo, J. D. Soto & D. Villarroel Segarra. (eds.) 2011. Guía Darwin de la ...
'' Decne. *''
Blepharodon ''Blepharodon'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. They are native primarily to South America, with one species extending into Central America and Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican ...
'' Decne. *'' Calciphila'' Liede *''
Calotropis ''Calotropis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to southern Asia and North Africa. They are commonly known as milkweeds because of the latex they produce. ''Calotropis'' ...
'' R.Br. *'' Cordylogyne'' E.Mey. *''
Cynanchum ''Cynanchum'' is a genus of about 300 species including some swallowworts, belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The taxon name comes from Greek ''kynos'' (meaning "dog") and ''anchein'' ("to choke"), hence the common name for several species is ...
'' L., including ''Adelostemma'' Hook.f., ''Glossonema'' Decne., ''Metaplexis'' R.Br., ''Pentarrhinum'' E.Mey., ''Seshagiria'' Ansari, ''Sichuania'' M.G.Gilbert *'' Diplolepis'' R.Br. *'' Ditassa'' R.Br. *'' Fanninia'' Harv. *'' Fischeria'' DC. *''
Funastrum ''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines. S ...
'' E.Fourn. *'' Glossostelma'' Schltr. *''
Gomphocarpus ''Gomphocarpus'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is in the milkweed subfamily Asclepiadoideae, and its members are considered milkweeds. It is widespread across much of Africa, with a few spe ...
'' R.Br. *''
Gonolobus ''Gonolobus'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described in 1803. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, and the southern United States. Species 124 species are accepted. * ''Gonolobus absalonen ...
'' Michx. *'' Graphistemma'' (Champ. *'' Gyrostelma'' E.Fourn. *'' Hemipogon'' Decne. *'' Holostemma'' R.Br. *'' Hypolobus'' E.Fourn. *'' Ibatia'' Decne. *'' Jobinia'' E.Fourn. *'' Kanahia'' R.Br. *'' Lachnostoma'' Kunth *'' Macroscepis'' Kunth *'' Mahawoa'' Schltr. *''
Margaretta ''Margaretta'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1875. A dozen names have been proposed as species within ''Margaretta'', but at present only one, ''Margaretta rosea'', is categorized as "accepted" by ...
'' Oliv. *''
Matelea ''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''. Species , Plants of ...
'' Aubl. *''
Metastelma ''Metastelma'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogban ...
'' R.Br. *'' Microloma'' R.Br. *'' Minaria'' T.U.P.Konno *'' Miraglossum'' Kupicha *'' Monsanima'' Liede *'' Morrenia'' Lindl. *'' Nautonia'' Decne. *'' Nephradenia'' Decne. *'' Odontanthera'' Wight *'' Oncinema'' Arn. *''
Orthosia ''Orthosia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. As with the genus '' Egira'', moths in this genus are sometimes called early spring millers, as adults are on wing in winter and early spring. S ...
'' Decne. *'' Oxypetalum'' R.Br. *'' Oxystelma'' R.Br. *''
Pachycarpus ''Pachycarpus'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1838. It is native to Africa. ;Species ;formerly included moved to other genera ''(Asclepias, Gomphocarpus ''Gomphocarpus'' is a genus of plants in the famil ...
'' E.Mey. *''
Parapodium In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from the body. Parapodia are predominantly found in annelids, where they are paired, unjointed late ...
'' E.Mey. *''
Pentacyphus ''Pentacyphus'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1906. It is native to South America (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela).Holm, R. W. 1950. The American species of ''Sarcostemma'' R. Br. ( ...
'' Schltr., including ''Tetraphysa'' Schltr. *'' Pentastelma'' Tsiang *'' Pentatropis'' R.Br. *'' Peplonia'' Decne. *''
Pergularia ''Pergularia'' is a genus of the botanical family Apocynaceae. ''Pergularia daemia'' is a perennial twinning herb that grows along the roadsides of India and tropical and subtropical regions in South Asia, Africa, and Australia. Pharmacological ...
'' L. *'' Petalostelma'' E.Fourn. *'' Phaeostemma'' E.Fourn. *'' Pherotrichis'' Decne. *''
Philibertia ''Philibertia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to South America.Holm, R. W. 1950. The American species of ''Sarcostemma'' R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae). Annals of the Missouri ...
'' Kunth, including ''Mitostigma'' Decne. *'' Pseudolachnostoma'' Morillo *''
Raphistemma ''Raphistemma'' was a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1831, It is native to China and Southeast Asia. but now synonymous and subsumed into the genus '' Cynanchum''. ;Species # ''Raphistemma hoop ...
'' Wall. *'' Rhyssostelma'' Decne. *'' Rhytidostemma'' Morillo *'' Rojasia'' Malme *'' Schizoglossum'' E.Mey. *'' Schizostephanus'' Hochst. *'' Schubertia'' Mart. *'' Scyphostelma'' Baill. *'' Solenostemma'' Hayne *'' Stathmostelma'' K.Schum. *'' Stelmagonum'' Baill. *'' Stenostelma'' Schltr. *''
Tassadia ''Tassadia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native primarily to South America, with one species extending north into Central America, S Mexico, and Trinidad.Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. H ...
'' Decne., including ''Stenomeria'' Turcz. *'' Tweedia'' Hook. *'' Tylodontia'' Griseb. *''
Vincetoxicum ''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in '' Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tyl ...
'' Wolf, including ''Merrillanthus'' Chun, ''Oncostemma'' K.Schum., ''Rhyncharrhena'' F.Muell. *'' Widgrenia'' Malme *''
Woodia ''Woodia'' is a genus in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1894. It is native to southern Africa. Species # ''Woodia mucronata'' N.E.Br. # ''Woodia singularis'' N.E. Br. # ''Woodia verruculosa'' Schltr. References

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'' Schltr. *'' Xysmalobium'' R.Br.


Ceropegieae

'' Ceropegia candelabrum'' '' Stapelia gigantea'' *'' Anisotoma'' Fenzl *''
Apteranthes ''Apteranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. Its native range is Canary Islands, Mediterranean to Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas whi ...
'' J.C.Mikan *'' Australluma'' Plowes *'' Baynesia'' Bruyns *''
Boucerosia ''Boucerosia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonl ...
'' Wight *''
Brachystelma ''Ceropegia'' is a genus of plants within the family Apocynaceae, native to Africa, southern Asia, and Australia. It was named by Carl Linnaeus, who first described this genus in his ''Genera plantarum'', which appeared in 1737. Linnaeus referr ...
'' Sims *''
Caralluma ''Caralluma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, consisting of about 120 species. In 1795 William Roxburgh published the name '' Stapelia adscendens'' for a plant found in India. He commented that the name for the plant i ...
'' R.Br. *'' Caudanthera'' Plowes *''
Ceropegia ''Ceropegia'' is a genus of plants within the family Apocynaceae, native to Africa, southern Asia, and Australia. It was named by Carl Linnaeus, who first described this genus in his ''Genera plantarum'', which appeared in 1737. Linnaeus referr ...
'' L. *'' Conomitra'' Fenzl *'' Desmidorchis'' Ehrenb. *'' Duvalia'' Haw. *'' Duvaliandra'' M.G.Gilbert *'' Echidnopsis'' Hook.f. *'' Edithcolea'' N.E.Br. *'' Emplectanthus'' N.E.Br. *'' Heterostemma'' Wight *''
Hoodia ''Hoodia'' (; known locally as "ghaap" or "bobbejaanghaap") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, under the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, native to Southern Africa. One species of ''Hoodia'' in particular, '' Hoodia gordonii'' ...
'' Sweet *''
Huernia The genus ''Huernia'' (family Apocynaceae, subfamily Asclepiadoideae) consists of perennial, stem succulents from Eastern and Southern Africa and Arabia, first described as a genus in 1810.Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 11 The flower ...
'' R.Br. *''
Larryleachia ''Larryleachia'' is a genus of stapeliad succulent flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. ;Species * ''Larryleachia cactiformis'' (Hooker) Plowes * ''Larryleachia marlothii'' (N.E. Brown) Plowes * ''Larryleachia perlata'' (Dinter) Plowes ...
'' Plowes *''
Lavrania ''Lavrania'' is a monospecific genus of plants in family Apocynaceae. Its only species is ''Lavrania haagnerae'', endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. Taxonomy The genus and species were first described in 1986. Phylogenetic ...
'' Plowes *'' Leptadenia'' R.Br. *''
Monolluma ''Monolluma'' is a genus of plants in the Family (biology), family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1995.Plowes, Darrel C. H. 1995. Haseltonia 3: 64 Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Monolluma cic ...
'' Plowes *'' Neoschumannia'' Schltr. *''
Notechidnopsis ''Notechidnopsis'' is a group of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1985. It contains only one recognized species, ''Notechidnopsis tessellata'', native to Cape Province in South Africa. ;formerly included moved to '' ...
'' Lavranos *'' Ophionella'' Bruyns *''
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'' Haw., including ''Orbeanthus'' L.C.Leach *'' Orthanthera'' Wight *'' Pectinaria'' Haw. *'' Pentasacme'' Wall. *''
Piaranthus ''Piaranthus'' is a succulent plant genus in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, in the family Apocynaceae. It was first described in 1810. Its name comes from Greek and is descriptive of the fleshy, succulent flowers typical of the genus (''"piar-" ...
'' R.Br. *''
Pseudolithos ''Pseudolithos'' is a genus of succulent flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, indigenous to arid areas of Somalia, Yemen and Oman. Description and naming The plants were first described as a genus in 1965; the name ''"Pseudo-lithos"'' me ...
'' P.R.O.Bally, including ''Anomalluma'' Plowes *''
Quaqua The genus ''Quaqua'' falls within the tribe of plants known collectively as stapeliads. All stapeliads, including ''Quaqua'', are Old World stem succulents. Species of the genus ''Quaqua'' are exceptionally varied and endemic to southwestern A ...
'' N.E.Br. *'' Rhytidocaulon'' P.R.O.Bally *'' Richtersveldia'' Meve *''
Riocreuxia ''Riocreuxia'' is a plant genus in the family ''Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane ...
'' Decne. *'' Sisyranthus'' E.Mey. *'' Socotrella'' Bruyns *''
Stapelia ''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transfer ...
'' L. *'' Stapelianthus'' Choux *'' Stapeliopsis'' Pillans *''
Tavaresia ''Tavaresia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1902. It is native to southern Africa. ;Species # '' Tavaresia angolensis'' Welw. - Angola # '' Tavaresia barklyi'' (Dyer) N.E.Br. - South Africa # ''T ...
'' Welw. *''
Tridentea ''Tridentea'' is a genus of succulent plant in the family Apocynaceae, endemic to southern Africa. Name and history ''Tridentea'' was first described as a genus in 1812, and its name refers to the three "teeth" on each interstaminal segment of ...
'' Haw. *''
Tromotriche ''Tromotriche'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae. It is native to southern Africa.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southe ...
'' Haw. *'' Whitesloanea'' Chiov.


Eustegieae

*'' Emicocarpus'' R.Br. *'' Eustegia'' K.Schum. & Schltr.


Fockeeae

*'' Cibirhiza'' Bruyns *''
Fockea ''Fockea'' is a genus of succulent scrubs native to Africa south of the equator. They are members of the Asclepiadoideae (milkweeds), a subfamily of the dogbane family Apocynaceae. Of the six accepted species, only the two most widely distributed ...
'' Endl.


Marsdenieae

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Anatropanthus ''Anatropanthus'' is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1908. It contains only one known species, '' Anatropanthus borneensis '', endemic to the Island of Borneo. This species has been subsumed into genus ...
'' Schltr. *'' Anisopus'' N.E.Br. *'' Asterostemma'' Decne. *'' Campestigma'' Pierre *'' Cionura'' Griseb. *'' Cosmostigma'' Wight *'' Dischidia'' R.Br. *''
Dolichopetalum ''Dolichopetalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1973. It contains only one known species, ''Dolichopetalum kwangsiense'', endemic to China, known from the Provinces of Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan ...
'' Tsiang *''
Gongronema ''Gongronema'' is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1844. Some of the species are native to Africa, with others in South and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asi ...
'' (Endl.) *'' Gunnessia'' P.I.Forst. *'' Gymnema'' R.Br. *'' Heynella'' Backer *''
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'' R.Br., including ''Cathetostemma'' Blume, ''Clemensiella'' Schltr. *''
Jasminanthes ''Jasminanthes'' is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1850. It is native to China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. ;Species # ''Jasminanthes chunii'' (Tsiang) W.D. Stevens & P.T. Li - Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan # ...
'' Blume *'' Lygisma'' Hook.f. *''
Marsdenia ''Marsdenia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is named in honor of the plant collector and Secretary of the Admiralty, William Marsden (orientalist), William Marsden. The plants are native to ...
'' R.Br. *'' Oreosparte'' Schltr. *'' Pycnorhachis'' Benth. *'' Rhyssolobium'' E.Mey. *''
Sarcolobus ''Sarcolobus'' is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first established as a genus in 1809. It is native from Bangladesh through Southeast Asia, to New Guinea, Australia, and certain islands of the Western Pacific. Species , Plants of the W ...
'' R.Br., including ''Quisumbingia'' Merr. *''
Stephanotis ''Stephanotis'' is a genus of flowering plants first described in 1806. The name derives from the Greek στεφανωτής (''stephanōtís'') meaning, by sense, “fit for a crown”—from στέφανος (''stéphanos''), “crown”. It c ...
'' Thouars, including ''Dregea'' E.Mey., ''Wattakaka'' Hassk. *'' Stigmatorhynchus'' Schltr. *''
Telosma ''Telosma'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1905. It is native to Africa, and Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 mi ...
'' Coville *'' Treutlera'' Hook.f.


Other genera

These genera are not accepted within Asclepiadoideae by Endress ''et al.'' (2014), but are accepted by Plants of the World Online. Tribal placements below are from GRIN-Global, where given. *'' Dalzielia'' Turrill – Marsdenieae (possible synonym of ''Marsdenia'') *'' Decanema'' Decne. – Asclepiadeae (possible synonym of ''Cynanchum'') *'' Dischidanthus'' Tsiang – Marsdenieae (possible synonym of ''Marsdenia'') *'' Gymnemopsis'' Costantin – Marsdenieae (possible synonym of ''Marsdenia'') *'' Kerbera'' E.Fourn. – Asclepiadeae *'' Leichhardtia'' R.Br. *'' Manothrix'' Miers *'' Periglossum'' Decne. – Asclepiadeae *'' Polystemma'' Decne., including ''Microdactylon'' – Asclepiadeae (possible synonym of ''Matelea'') *'' Ptycanthera'' Decne. – Asclepiadeae (possible synonym of ''Matelea'') *'' Ruehssia'' H.Karst. ex Schltdl. – Marsdenieae (possible synonym of ''Marsdenia'') *'' Schistonema'' Schltr. – Asclepiadeae (possible synonym of ''Tweedia'') *''
Vailia ''Vailia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. It just contains one species, ''Vailia mucronata'' Rusby It is native to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. The genus name of ''Vailia'' is in honour of Anna Murra ...
'' Rusby – Asclepiadeae (possible synonym of '' Blepharodon'')


References


External links


Stapeliads.info
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