Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Members of the family are native to the European, Asian, African, Australian, and American tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members. The former family Asclepiadaceae is considered a subfamily of Apocynaceae and contains 348 genera. A list of Apocynaceae genera may be found here.
Mallotus is a genus of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1790. Two species are found in tropical Africa and Madagascar. All the other species are found in East Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, eastern Australia, and certain islands of the western Pacific. The genus has about 150 species of dioecious trees or shrubs.
Olea is a genus of about 40 species in the family Oleaceae, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Middle East, southern Europe, Africa, southern Asia, and Australasia. They are evergreen trees and shrubs, with small, opposite, entire leaves. The fruit is a drupe. Leaves of Olea contain trichosclereids.
Vallaris is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1768. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.
- Vallaris anceps = Kibatalia macrophylla
- Vallaris angustifolia = Kibatalia gitingensis
- Vallaris arborea = Kibatalia macrophylla
- Vallaris clavata = Echites clavatus
- Vallaris daronensis = Kibatalia maingayi
- Vallaris divaricata = Strophanthus divaricatus
- Vallaris fimbriata = Euphorbia mammillaris
- Vallaris gitingensis = Kibatalia gitingensis
- Vallaris ipecacuanhae = Euphorbia ipecacuanhae
- Vallaris lancifolia = Micrechites lancifolius
- Vallaris laxiflora = Pottsia laxiflora
- Vallaris macrantha = Beaumontia macrantha
- Vallaris maingayi = Kibatalia maingayi
- Vallaris missurica = Euphorbia missurica
- Vallaris portulacoides = Euphorbia portulacoides
- Vallaris × uniflora = Euphorbia × uniflora
Euploea core, the common crow, is a common butterfly found in South Asia to Australia. In India it is also sometimes referred to as the common Indian crow, and in Australia as the Australian crow. It belongs to the crows and tigers subfamily Danainae.
Machilus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is sometimes included in the genus Persea, and currently includes about 100 species.
Hierochloe is a genus of plants in the grass family known generally as sweetgrass. These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found primarily in temperate and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America, although some species extend southwards into Australia and Latin America.
Hemipilia is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to China, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.
Sarcostemma is a formerly recognized genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. The name is derived from the Greek words σαρκὸς (sarkos), meaning "flesh," and στέμμα (stemma), meaning "garland". Members of the genus were known generally as climbing milkweeds or caustic bushes. The genus Sarcostemma has been shown to be nested within the genus Cynanchum, and in 2012 Sarcostemma was put into synonymy with Cynanchum.
Secamone is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, northern Australia, southern Asia, with numerous species endemic to Madagascar.
Parsonsia is a genus of woody vines in the family Apocynaceae. Species occur throughout Indomalaya, Australasia and Melanesia.
Curculigo is a flowering plant genus in the family Hypoxidaceae, first described in 1788. It is widespread across tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
Callicarpa (beautyberry) is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to east and southeast Asia, Australia, Madagascar, southeast North America and South America.
Micrechites is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1857. It is native to China, the eastern Himalayas, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Queensland.
Aganosma is a genus of plants in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1837. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.
- Aganosma brevilobaKerr - Guizhou, Myanmar, Thailand
- Aganosma cymosa(Roxb.) G.Don - Guangxi, Yunnan, Bangladesh, Assam, Sri Lanka, Indochina
- Aganosma gracilisHook.f. - Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh
- Aganosma heynei(Spreng.) ined. - India
- Aganosma laceiRaizada - Myanmar
- Aganosma petelotiiLý - N Vietnam
- Aganosma schlechterianaH.Lév. - S China, Assam, N Indochina
- Aganosma siamensisCraib - Thailand, Vietnam, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan
- Aganosma wallichiiG.Don - Myanmar, Thailand, W Malaysia, Java, Sumatra
Dregea is a genus of vines in the Apocynaceae, established by Ernst Meyer in 1838. It is native to southern Africa, Yemen and eastern Asia from China to Sulawesi.
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.
Streptocaulon is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834. It is native to India, China and Southeast Asia.
