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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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More sample images from the Apocynaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
Links to genera: (21) View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Acokanthera G. Don | Description, Image |
| Adenium Roem. & Schult. | Description, Image |
| Alafia Thouars | Description |
| Ancylobothrys Pierre | Description, Image |
| Carissa L. | Description, Image |
| Catharanthus G. Don | Description, Image |
| Dictyophleba Pierre | Description, Image |
| Diplorhynchus Welw. ex Ficalho & Hiern | Description, Image |
| Funtumia Stapf | Description, Image |
| Holarrhena R. Br. | Description, Image |
| Landolphia P. Beauv. | Description, Image |
| Mascarenhasia A. DC. | Description, Image |
| Oncinotis Benth. | Description |
| Pachypodium Lindl. | Description, Image |
| Pleiocarpa Benth. | Description |
| Rauvolfia L. | Description, Image |
| Saba (Pichon) Pichon | Description, Image |
| Strophanthus DC. | Description, Image |
| Tabernaemontana L. | Description, Image |
| Voacanga Thouars | Description, Image |
| Wrightia R. Br. | Description |
Other sources of information about Apocynaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Apocynaceae pageFlora of Mozambique: Apocynaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Apocynaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
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