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Nerieae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Nerieae
Baill. [1]

Nerieae is a tribe of flowering plants under subfamily Apocynoideae. It includes genera such as Adenium and Nerium . [1] Its species are cultivated all around the world. [2] [3]

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<i>Pachypodium</i> Genus of succulents

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<i>Nerium</i> Species of plant

Nerium oleander, most commonly known as oleander or nerium, is a shrub or small tree cultivated worldwide in temperate and subtropical areas as an ornamental and landscaping plant. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium, belonging to subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is so widely cultivated that no precise region of origin has been identified, though it is usually associated with the Mediterranean Basin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Asparagaceae</span> Family of plants

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<i>Ixiolirion</i> Genus of flowering plants

Ixiolirion is a genus of flowering plants native to central and southwest Asia, first described as a genus in 1821. Recent classifications place the group in the monogeneric family Ixioliriaceae in the order Asparagales of the monocots. In earlier systems of classification, it was usually placed in the family Amaryllidaceae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Apocynoideae</span> Subfamily of flowering plants

Apocynoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Apocynaceae. It contains about 78 genera with roughly 860 species. Several genera are of pharmacological interest - notably those - such as Strophanthus - which have furnished highly effective arrow poisons, due to their cardiac glycoside content. The subfamily includes many species with flowers of considerable ornamental value, the best-known of which is Nerium oleander, the familiar Oleander. It also contains the remarkable pachycaul genera Adenium and Pachypodium.

<i>Adenium obesum</i> Species of plant

Adenium obesum is a poisonous species of flowering plant belonging to the tribe Nerieae of the subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to the Sahel regions south of the Sahara, tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa and also the Arabian Peninsula. Common names include Sabi star, kudu, mock azalea, impala lily and desert rose. Adenium obesum is a popular houseplant and bonsai in temperate regions.

<i>Aspidosperma megalocarpon</i> Species of plant

Aspidosperma megalocarpon is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It can be found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela, and NW Brazil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alastair Robinson</span> Botanist and Botanical illustrator

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<i>Holarrhena pubescens</i> Species of flowering plant

Holarrhena pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to central and southern Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, and parts of China. In Cambodia, it is called /tɨk dɑh kʰlaː thɔm/ ទឹកដោះខ្លាធំ big tiger milk or /kʰlaɛɲ kŭəŋ/ ខ្លែងគង់ invulnerable kite. These seeds are sold as indraja (इनद्राजा) for Ayurvedic medicine in India.

<i>Euphronia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Euphronia is a genus of three species of shrubs native to northern South America and is the only genus in the family Euphroniaceae. It was previously classified in the Vochysiaceae family and elsewhere due to its unique floral features, but the APG III system of 2009 recognized Euphroniaceae as distinct and placed Euphronia in it. Based on molecular data from the rbcL gene, it is sister to the Chrysobalanaceae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Petiveriaceae</span> Family of flowering plants

Petiveriaceae is a family of flowering plants formerly included as subfamily Rivinoideae in Phytolaccaceae. The family comprises nine genera, with about 20 known species.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rauvolfioideae</span> Subfamily of flowering plants

Rauvolfioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Apocynaceae. Many species are woody lianas, others are shrubs or perennial herbs.

Mortoniella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1939. It contains only one known species, Mortoniella pittieri, native to Central America.

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.

<i>Jasminanthes</i> Genus of plants

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.

  1. Jasminanthes chunii(Tsiang) W.D. Stevens & P.T. Li - Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan
  2. Jasminanthes laotica Y.H. Tan & H.B. Ding - Laos
  3. Jasminanthes mucronata(Blanco) W.D. Stevens & P.T. Li - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Taiwan, Zhejiang
  4. Jasminanthes pilosa(Kerr) W.D. Stevens & P.T. Li - Guangxi, Yunnan, Thailand, Vietnam
  5. Jasminanthes saxatilis(Tsiang & P.T. Li) W.D. Stevens & P.T. Li - Guangxi, Yunnan
  6. Jasminanthes tuyetanhiae T.B.Tran & Rodda - Vietnam
  7. Jasminanthesxuanlienensis T.B Tran & Rodda - Vietnam

Moutabea is a neotropical genus of Polygalaceae with about 10 species. It was first described in 1775 by Jean Aublet.

<i>Echites umbellatus</i> Species of flowering plant

Echites umbellatus is a flowering climber, belonging to subfamily Apocynoideae of the family Apocynaceae and has the English common name devil's potato. It was first described in 1760 by Dutch botanist, Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin. The species grows in parts of Florida, Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula, Belize, Honduras, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Colombian islands in the Western Caribbean.

References

  1. 1 2 Baillion 1889.
  2. Pankhurst, R. (ed.). "Nerium oleander L. Flora Europaea". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh . Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. Huxley, A.; Griffiths, M.; Levy, M., eds. (1992). The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan. ISBN   0-333-47494-5.

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