The genus Huernia consists of perennial, stem succulents from Eastern and Southern Africa and Arabia, first described as a genus in 1810.
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.
Alepidea is a genus of about 30 species in the family Apiaceae, all of which are endemic to Africa. They occur mainly in southern Africa, but can be found as far north as Ethiopia.
Dischidia is a genus of plants in the “dog-bane” family Apocynaceae, collectively known as the “milkweeds”. They are epiphytes, native to tropical areas of China, India as well as Bhutan’s southern borders, wherever minimal frost occurs. Additionally, they are known from most areas of Indo-China, including forested areas of Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and some parts of Malaysia and Singapore.
Tylophoropsis is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1894.
Periploca is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.
- Periploca aphyllaDecne. - Middle East from Sinai to Pakistan
- Periploca calophylla(Wight) Falc. - S China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, E Himalayas, Vietnam
- Periploca chevalieriBrowicz - Cape Verde Islands
- Periploca chrysanthaD.S. Yao, X.D. Chen & J.W. Ren - Gansu Province in China
- Periploca floribundaTsiang - Yunnan, Vietnam
- Periploca forrestiiSchltr. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal
- Periploca graecaL. - Mediterranean
- Periploca hydaspidisFalc. - Kashmir
- Periploca laevigataAiton - Canary Islands, Savage Islands
- Periploca linearifoliaQuart.-Dill. & A. Rich - Ethiopia
- Periploca nigrescensAfzel. - W Africa
- Periploca refractifoliaGilli - Tanzania
- Periploca sepiumBunge - widespread across much of China
- Periploca tsiangiiD. Fang & H.Z. Ling - Guangxi Province in China
- Periploca visciformis(Vatke) K. Schum. - Somalia
Microloma is a small genus of Ceropegia-like twiners and twiggy bushes occurring in mainly arid or fynbos regions in South Africa. They are generally nondescript when not in bloom, but the flowers of most species are incongruously decorative.
Periplocoideae is a subfamily of the dogbane plant family, Apocynaceae. It was not divided into tribes as of 2014.
Philibertia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to South America.
Leichardtia is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1849. It is native to Australia, New Caledonia, and Fiji.
- Leichardtia billardieri(Decne.) Bullock - New Caledonia
- Leichardtia ericoides(Schltr.) Bullock - New Caledonia
- Leichardtia leptophylla(F.Muell. ex Benth.) Bullock - Australia
- Leichardtia stenophylla(A. Gray) A.C. Sm. - Fiji
Pachycarpus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1838. It is native to Africa.
Pentarrhinum is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to Africa.
- Pentarrhinum abyssinicumDecne. - E + C + S Africa
- Pentarrhinum balense(Liede) Liede - Ethiopia
- Pentarrhinum coriaceumSchltr. - KwaZulu-Natal
- Pentarrhinum gonoloboides(Schltr.) Liede - Tanzania
- Pentarrhinum insipidumE.Mey. - South Africa
- Pentarrhinum ledermannii(Schltr.) Goyder & Liede - Burundi
- Pentarrhinum somaliense(N.E. Br.) Liede - Somalia
Pentopetia is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.
Pleurostelma is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described in 1890. It is native to Africa, including Madagascar.
- Pleurostelma cernuum(Decne.) Bullock - Madagascar, Pemba Island in Tanzania
- Pleurostelma schimperi(Vatke) Liede - Ethiopia
Buckollia is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described in 1994. It is native to eastern Africa.
Raphionacme is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1842. The genus is found primarily in Africa, with one species on the Arabian Peninsula.
