Periplocoideae

Periplocoideae
Periploca laevigata flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Periplocoideae Endl.
Genera
See text

Periplocoideae is a subfamily of the dogbane plant family, Apocynaceae. It was not divided into tribes as of 2014. It was previously included in the family Asclepiadaceae before that family was split into three subfamilies, Asclepiadoideae, Periplocoideae and Secamonoideae and all were placed with the plants already included in the Apocynaceae, now the subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae. ^[1]

Genera

In 2014, the subfamily was circumscribed to contain the following genera: ^[1]

• Atherandra Decne.
• Baroniella Costantin & Gallaud
• Baseonema Schltr. & Rendle
• Batesanthus N.E.Br.
• Buckollia Venter & R.L.Verh.
• Camptocarpus Decne.
• Cryptolepis R.Br.
• Cryptostegia R.Br.
• Decalepis Wight & Arn.
• Ectadium E.Mey.
• Epistemma D.V.Field & J.B.Hall
• Finlaysonia Wall.
• Gymnanthera R.Br.
• Hemidesmus R.Br.
• Ischnolepis Jum. & H.Perrier
• KappiaVenter, A.P.Dold & R.L.Verh., syn. of Chlorocyathus Oliv. ^[2]
• Maclaudia Venter & R.L.Verh.
• Mondia Skeels
• Myriopteron Griff.
• Parquetina Baill.
• Pentopetia Decne.
• Periploca L.
• Petopentia Bullock
• Phyllanthera Blume
• Raphionacme Harv.
• Sacleuxia Baill. (sometimes included in Cryptolepis )
• Sarcorrhiza Bullock
• Schlechterella K.Schum.
• Stomatostemma N.E. Br. (sometimes included in Cryptolepis )
• Streptocaulon Wight & Arn.
• Tacazzea Decne.
• Telectadium Baill.
• Zygostelma Benth.

References

1. Endress, Mary E.; Liede-Schumann, Sigrid; Meve, Ulrich (2014). "An updated classification for Apocynaceae". Phytotaxa. 159 (3): 175–194. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.159.3.2. ISSN   1179-3163.
2. "Chlorocyathus Oliv." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-12-01.

External links

• Media related to Periplocoideae at Wikimedia Commons