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.
Stephanotis is a genus of flowering plants first described in 1806. The name derives from the Greek stephanōtís fit for a crown, derivative of stéphanos (masculine) crown. It contains evergreen, woody-stemmed lianas with a scattered distribution in several tropical and subtropical regions.
Oxypetalum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described with this name in 1810. The genus is native to South America.
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. The plants are native to tropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
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.
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 Tylophora, now included in Vincetoxicum. The generic name means "poison-beater" in Botanical Latin because of the plants' supposed antidotal effects against snakebite.
Periplocoideae is a subfamily of the dogbane plant family, Apocynaceae. It was not divided into tribes as of 2014.
Orthosia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.
Philibertia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to South America.
Jobinia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae first described in 1885. It is native to South America and Central America.
Decanema is a small genus in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1838. The group is endemic to Madagascar.
- Decanema bojerianumDecne. - Madagascar
- Decanema luteifluensJum. & H.Perrier - Madagascar
Heterostemma is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1834. It is native to India, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Australia, and certain islands in the Pacific.
Pachycarpus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1838. It is native to Africa.
Pentatropis is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834. It is native to Africa and southern Asia.
Scyphostelma is a genus of plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It includes 28 species, which range from Costa Rica to Venezuela and Bolivia.
Ruehssia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. It is also in the Asclepiadoideae subfamily and Marsdenieae tribe.
Gongronemopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It includes nine species native to tropical Africa and Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, and the Philippines.
