The Asclepiadoideae are a subfamily of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Formerly, they were treated as a separate family under the name Asclepiadaceae, e.g. by APG II, and known as the milkweed family.
Alstonia is a widespread genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, of the family Apocynaceae. It was named by Robert Brown in 1811, after Charles Alston (1685–1760), professor of botany at Edinburgh from 1716 to 1760.
Alyxia is an Australasian genus of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It contains at present 106 species, but Alyxia stellata and A. tisserantii are very variable, might be cryptic species complexes, and are need of further study. It consists of shrubby, climbing or scrambling plants. This genus occurs in China, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Caledonia and the Pacific Islands. There are 14 species in Australia, 21 in New Caledonia and 7 in the other Pacific Islands, including Hawaiʻi.
Cerbera is a genus of evergreen trees or shrubs, native to tropical Asia, Australia, Madagascar, and various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Rauvolfia is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, commonly known as devil peppers, in the family Apocynaceae. The genus is named to honor Leonhard Rauwolf. The genus can mainly be found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.
Cerberiopsis neriifolia is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Kopsia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1823. Kopsia is native to China, Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the western Pacific.
Melodinus is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1776. It is native to Indomalaya, Meganesia and various islands in the western Pacific. A type of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids called melodinines can be isolated from Melodinus plants.
Ochrosia is a genus of flowering plants, first described in 1789. It is in the family Apocynaceae, native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- Ochrosia ackeringae(Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq. – Indonesia, Philippines, Papuasia, Christmas Island
- Ochrosia acuminataTrimen ex Valeton – Sulawesi
- Ochrosia alyxioidesGuillaumin – Vanuatu
- Ochrosia apoensisElmer – Luzon, Mindanao
- Ochrosia balansae(Guillaumin) Baill. ex Guillaumin – New Caledonia
- Ochrosia basistaminaHendrian – Sulawesi
- Ochrosia bodenheimarumGuillaumin – Vallée de la Toutouta in New Caledonia
- Ochrosia borbonicaJ.F.Gmel. – Mauritius + Réunion; naturalized in Guangdong
- Ochrosia brevitubaBoiteau – New Caledonia
- Ochrosia brownii(Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud – Nuku Hiva in Marquesas
- Ochrosia citrodoraK.Schum. & Lauterb. – New Guinea
- Ochrosia coccinea(Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq. – Maluku, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Solomon Islands; naturalized in Guangdong
- Ochrosia comptaK.Schum., Hōlei – Hawaii
- Ochrosia ellipticaLabill. – Lord Howe Island, Queensland, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Nauru; naturalized in Guangdong + Taiwan
- Ochrosia fatuhivensisFosberg & Sachet – Fatu Hiva in Marquesas but extinct
- Ochrosia ficifolia(S.Moore) Markgr. – New Guinea
- Ochrosia glomerata(Blume) F.Muell. – Borneo, Sulawesi, Philippines, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
- Ochrosia grandifloraBoit. – New Caledonia
- Ochrosia haleakalaeH.St.John, Hōlei – Maui + island of Hawaiʻi in Hawaiian Islands
- Ochrosia hexandraKoidz. – Kazan-retto
- Ochrosia inventorumL.Allorge – New Caledonia
- Ochrosia iwasakiana(Koidz.) Koidz. ex Masam.
- Ochrosia kauaiensisH.St.John, Hōlei – Kauaʻi in Hawaiian Islands
- †Ochrosia kilaueaensisH.St.John, Hōlei – island of Hawaiʻi in Hawaiian Islands, but extinct
- Ochrosia kilneriF.Muell. – Queensland
- Ochrosia lifuanaGuillaumin – Loyalty Islands + Isle of Pines in New Caledonia
- Ochrosia mariannensisA.DC. – Mariana Islands
- Ochrosia mianaBaill. ex Guillaumin – New Caledonia
- Ochrosia minima(Markgr.) Fosberg & Boiteau – Queensland, Papua New Guinea
- Ochrosia moorei(F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. – Queensland, New South Wales
- Ochrosia mulsantiiMontrouz. – New Caledonia
- Ochrosia nakaiana(Koidz.) Koidz. ex H.Hara – Ogasawara-shoto
- Ochrosia newellianaF.M.Bailey – Queensland
- Ochrosia novocaledonicaDäniker – New Caledonia
- Ochrosia oppositifolia(Lam.) K.Schum. – Seychelles, Chagos Islands, Sri Lanka, Maldive Islands, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, W Malaysia, Indonesia, Papuasia, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna, French Polynesia, Line Islands, Micronesia
- Ochrosia poweriF.M.Bailey – Queensland, New South Wales
- Ochrosia sciadophyllaMarkgr – Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands
- Ochrosia sevenetiiBoiteau – New Guinea
- Ochrosia silvaticaDäniker – New Caledonia
- Ochrosia solomonensis(Merr. & L.M.Perry) Fosberg & Boiteau – Solomon Islands
- Ochrosia syncarpaMarkgr. – Bali, Lombok, Timor, Flores
- Ochrosia tahitensisLaness. ex Pichon – Tahiti
- Ochrosia tenimberensisMarkgr. – Tanimbar Islands
- Ochrosia nukuhivensisFosberg & Sachet = Rauvolfia nukuhivensis(Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud
- Ochrosia sandwicensisA.DC. = Rauvolfia sandwicensisA.DC.
- Ochrosia tuberculata(Vahl) Pichon = Rauvolfia sandwicensisA.DC.
The Cichorioideae are a subfamily of the family Asteraceae of flowering plants. Familiar members of Cichorioideae include lettuce, dandelions, chicory and Gazania species. The subfamily comprises about 240 genera and about 2900 species. It is heterogeneous and hard to characterize except with molecular characters.
Parsonsia is a genus of woody vines in the family Apocynaceae. Species occur throughout Indomalaya, Australasia and Melanesia.
Asteridea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Evidence suggests that the genus, Asteridea, is monophyletic.
Hymenodictyeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 25 species in two genera. The representatives of the genus Hymenodictyon are found in tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, to tropical Asia and China (Yunnan). The two species of Paracorynanthe are restricted to Madagascar.
Stapelianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1933. The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar and is concentrated in the far south of the island.
Rauvolfioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Apocynaceae. Many species are woody lianas, others are shrubs or perennial herbs.
Rubioideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 7600 species in 27 tribes.
Gonioma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to South Africa, Madagascar, and Eswatini.
Artia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1941. The entire group is endemic to New Caledonia in the SW Pacific, including the nearby Loyalty Islands. It is closely related to Parsonsia and Prestonia.
Ephippiocarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Mandevilla rugellosa is a species from the genus Mandevilla.
