Apocynaceae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. There are about 300 genera and 0 species in this family. The members of this family are found throughout the world, but they. Pdf prospects of traditionally important apocynaceae plants of. Apocynaceae family master reference collection global. Some species are valuable sources of medicine, insecticides, fibers, and rubber. Apocynaceae definition is a family of chiefly tropical herbs, shrubs, or trees order gentianales having a milky juice, simple entire leaves, often showy flowers, and a fruit consisting of two follicles or drupes. Apocynaceae a family of trees, climbers, or shrubs, in which the leaves are mostly opposite or whorled. Apocynaceae, dogbane family, geographic distribution maps. Global pollen project uuid 05f15043c1c34589a5697b43affcc9ab botanical reference none available.
Apocynaceae, dogbane family geographic distribution maps. Apocynaceae synonyms, apocynaceae pronunciation, apocynaceae translation, english dictionary definition of apocynaceae. Homoeopathic medicines made out of apocynaceae group of plants and their preparation, properties and clinical indications. It includes many of the most wellknown tropical ornamental plants oleander, frangipani, allamanda, mandevilla. The flowers are bisexual and regular, with 5 united sepals, 5 united petals, and 5 stamens.
Stamens attach at the base of the petals, alternate with the. Apocynoideae and rauvolfioideae are part of apocynaceae sensu stricto, whilst the other three subfamilies belong to the former asclepiadaceae. Bessey accepted the two families as distinct and treated both in his gentianales. Youll receive a special member icon and the ability to vote in otw elections. Pollen morphology of 25 apocynaceae species in the adolpho. Nearly all members of this family are poisonous, and many species are used. List of subfamilies and genera of apocynaceae wikipedia. Classification for kingdom plantae down to family apocynaceae. Pdf taxonomy and traditional medicinal uses of apocynaceae. Plants of the dogbane family the herbs, shrubs, and trees of the dogbane family have opposite leaves rarely alternate and a milky, latex sap. A revised classification of the apocynaceae sl core.
The below mentioned article provides an overview on familyapocynaceae. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Plants of the apocynaceae are often poisonous and are rich in alkaloids or glycosides, especially in the seeds and latex. This category is automatically filled by the use of taxonavigation with parameter includeapocynaceae apg. The apocynaceae are trees, shrubs or sometimes herbs, usually with milky sap comprising about 200 genera and 2,000 species. Pages in category apocynaceae the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. The flowers are bisexual and actinomorphic or sometimes weakly zygomorphic. Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word apocynaceae.
A total of 14 species under 12 genera belonging to the family apocynaceae. Taxonomy and traditional medicinal uses of apocynaceae. Plants in the mainly tropical dogbane family apocynaceae are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, trees, and vines with milky sap, simple leaves, bisexual flowers with 5 sepals, 5 stamens, 2 pistils, and 5 petals joined at the base the corollas are sometimes 4lobed, and fruit in the form of dry, paired follicles filled with numerous seeds. This is a large family with about 1500 species found mainly in tropical regions. Characteristic features of the family are that almost all species produce milky sap. The apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants in the order gentianales, that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.
Oppositeleaved apocynaceae can be confused with clusiaceae, but they differ in that the oppositeleaved genera of apocynaceae never have colorful latex aspidosperma, again an oddball, can have orange or reddish latex. Apocynaceae family plants in india had wide array of traditional uses and practised since years ago. Apocynaceae article about apocynaceae by the free dictionary. The apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants in the order gentianales. Seven genera alstonia, calotropis, catharanthus, dyera, kopsia, plumeria and vallaris of species have apm properties.
It has often been recommended that the asclepiadaceae be subsumed within the apocynaceae in order to make the latter monophyletic. The pollination biology of species of apocynaceae, subfamilies rauvolfioideae and apocynoideae, in malesia has not been reported in any detail. In brazil, this family is represented by 90 genera and 850 species. Oct 09, 2011 we use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. A family of 300 genera and nearly 2000 species distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of both hemispheres, represented in pakistan by 6 native genera with 6 species and cultivated genera with 20 species. Taxonomy and traditional medicinal uses on the family apocynaceae growing throughout the rajshahi district has been made. Are usually with milky sap comprising about 200 genera and 2,000 species. Apocynaceae definition of apocynaceae by the free dictionary. It is compatible with the existing linnaean system, including standard names corresponding to principal and secondary ranks, and uses a variant of the definitions from the phylocode system. Apocynaceae a taxonomic family within the order gentianales many tropical and subtropical latex bearing plants including the oleander and periwinkle. Taxonomy and traditional medicinal uses on the family apocynaceae growing throughout the rajshahi, bangladesh was carried out during july 20 to august 2014. We are grateful to the united states department of agriculture for financing this research under pl480. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. In the family as a whole detailed studies are rare.
About the classification report about the classification download. Similar recurrences of certain characters in various angiosperm families has been reported by armbruster 1996, endress 1996, and. Pdf apocynaceae is a large family of tropical trees, shrubs and vines with. Apocynaceae definition of apocynaceae by merriamwebster.
This category should only contain species categories and galleries. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. The order apocynaceae includes a number of plants which offers us many varieties of medicinal substances. Apocynaceae the milkweed and oleander family 411 genera 4,650 species distribution. Widespread in pantropical and subtropical regions, though some occur in temperate zones. Asclepiadoideae, formerly asclepiadaceae, the milkweed subfamily of the floweringplant family apocynaceae order gentianales, including more than 214 genera and about 2,400 species of tropical herbs or shrubby climbers, rarely shrubs or trees. Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because. Herbs, shrubs and trees, often twining, usually with white latex. Middleton3 trees, shrubs, or vines, rarely subshrubs or. Hallier included the asclepiadaceae with the apocynaceae and derived them from the linaceae. Apr 12, 2014 this category contains genera of apocynaceae. Most members are considered poisonous, and a number are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive flowers and foliage. Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles.
Apocynaceae in world checklist of selected plant families. See more ideas about planting flowers, plants and flowers. Apocynaceae, the dogbane family order gentianales of flowering plants, including about 400 genera and about 4,555 species of trees, shrubs, woody vines, and herbs. An individual flower of asclepias albicans, with the anther hoods the structures on the outside of the top of the flower, surrounding the anther head approximately level with the top of the anther head. Family apocynaceae definition of family apocynaceae by the. A large family of herbs, vines, lianas, shrubs, and trees, with usually opposite leaves aspidosperma is alternate and copious white latex. The apocynaceae family consists of approximately 4555 species worldwide, distributed among 415 genera. Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs. Species of apocynaceae contained within the plant list belong to 402 plant genera. The plant list includes 18,497 scientific plant names of species rank for the family apocynaceae.
A total of 14 species under 12 genera belonging to the family apocynaceae were collected and identified. This is a list of subfamilies and genera of the dogbane family apocynaceae. Tylophora indica family apocynaceae is a perennial climbing plant and has been used in. This category should only contain genera categories and galleries. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. It was formerly treated as its own family asclepiadaceae.
The family apocynaceae is closely related to asclepiadaceae and has been placed with it by taxonomists. A new infrafamilial classification, using this nomenclatural approach, of the apocynaceae s. In traditional medicine, apocynaceae species are used. To date, however, no comprehensive, unified classification has been established. You can check the plant list for further information. Clade structure in apocynaceae is now generally well understood. Here we provide a unified classification for the apocynaceae. Milkweeds are native plants of north america comprising about 150 species capable of. Edis is the electronic data information source of ufifas extension, a collection of information on topics relevant to you. A family of tropical and subtropical flowering trees, shrubs, and vines in the order gentianales, characterized by a welldeveloped latex system, granular. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. This family also includes oleander and frangipani plumeria sp. Pronunciation of apocynaceae with 3 audio pronunciations, 4 synonyms, 1 meaning, 2 translations, 2 sentences and more for apocynaceae.
Apocynaceae, dogbane family order gentianales of flowering plants, including about 400 genera and 4,555 species of trees, shrubs, woody vines, and herbs. Middleton3 trees, shrubs, or vines, rarely subshrubs or herbs, with latex or rarely watery juice. Members of the family are native to the european, asian, african, australian, and american tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members. Pdf apocynaceae dogbane family john tenoso academia. The asclepiadaceae, as traditionally defined, have repeatedly been shown to be an apomorphic derivative of the apocynaceae. Many genera of this family produce cardiac glycosides that are used for many medical treatments. A list of synonyms for the various genera is given here, together with supporting references. The leaves are simple, usually opposite and decussate, or whorled. The members of the family are usually trees or erect shrubs, rarely herbs.
Pdf apocynaceae species with antiproliferative andor. A list of all accepted names in apocynaceae is available in csv format. Members of the family are distributed primarily in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Apocynaceae chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers.
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