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.
Cynanchum is a genus of about 300 species including some swallowworts, belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The taxon name comes from Greek kynos and anchein, hence the common name for several species is dog-strangling vine. Most species are non-succulent climbers or twiners. There is some evidence of toxicity.
Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads (Bromeliaceae). This subfamily is the most diverse in the family, represented by the greatest number of genera with about 40. Most of the plants in this group are epiphytes, though some have evolved in, or will adapt to, terrestrial conditions. This subfamily features the most plant types which are commonly cultivated by people, including the pineapple.
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.
Ruehssia cundurango is a species of plant of the genus Ruehssia native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in South America. It has the common name condurango. The subspecies Ruehssia cundurango subsp. cundurango is known to contain conduritol, a cyclitol or cyclic polyol. It was first isolated in 1908 by K. Kübler from the bark of the vine.
Tillandsia prodigiosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Hechtia schottii is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. This species is native to Mexico.
Pseudalcantarea viridiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Mexico and Central America. It was first described by Johann Georg Beer in 1856.
Tassadia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native primarily to South America, with one species extending north into Central America, S Mexico, and Trinidad.
Jobinia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae first described in 1885. It is native to South America and Central America.
Pentacyphus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1906. It is native to South America.
Scyphostelma is a genus of plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It includes 28 species, which range from Costa Rica to Venezuela and Bolivia.
Lutheria is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. It is native to northern South America.
Ibatia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Stelmagonum hahnianum is a species of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. It is the sole representative of the genus Stelmagonum.
Rhytidostemma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Phaeostemma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Ruehssia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. It is also in the Asclepiadoideae subfamily and Marsdenieae tribe.
Atrostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It includes ten species which are native to Central America, northern South America, and eastern Brazil.
Orinoquia yanomamica is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is a climber endemic to Amazonas state of southern Venezuela. It is the sole species in genus Orinoquia. The species was first named Matelea yanomamica by Gilberto Morillo in 1981. In 2015 Morillo moved the species to its own genus.
