Biology:Apocynoideae

Short description: Subfamily of flowering plants

Apocynoideae
Apocynum venetum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Apocynoideae
Tribes
Apocyneae Echiteae Baisseeae Malouetieae Mesechiteae Wrightieae

Apocynoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Apocynaceae (order Gentianales). 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.

Strophanthus speciosus

Nerium oleander

Chonemorpha fragrans

Pentalinon luteum

Genera

Tribe Apocyneae (24 genera) Beaumontia Wall. (5 species) - Indomalayan Parepigynum Tsiang & P.T.Li - S China Vallaris Burm.f. - Indomalayan Anodendron A.DC. - Indomalayan, Oceanian Ixodonerium Pit. - Vietnam Papuechites Markgr. - Oceanian Amphineurion (A.DC.) Pichon - Indomalayan Sindechites Oliv. - S China, Indochina Streptoechites D.J. Middleton & Livsh. - S China, Indochina Apocynum L. - Holarctic Cleghornia Wight - Indomalayan Aganonerion Pierre ex Spire - Indochina Parameria Benth. - China, Indochina Urceola Roxb. - Indomalayan, Oceanian Chonemorpha G.Don - Indomalayan Trachelospermum Lem. - Indomalayan Vallariopsis Woodson - Malesia Aganosma (Blume) G.Don - Indomalayan Amalocalyx Pierre - S China, Indochina Baharuia D.J.Middleton - Malesia Epigynum Wight - Indomalayan Ichnocarpus R.Br. - Indomalayan Micrechites Miq. - Indomalayan, Oceanian Pottsia Hook. & Arn. - Indomalayan Tribe Baisseeae (4 genera) Baissea A.DC. (18 species) - Afrotropical Dewevrella De Wild. - W Africa Motandra A.DC. - Afrotropical Oncinotis Benth. (7 species) - Afrotropical Tribe Echiteae (23 genera) Angadenia Miers - Caribbean Pentalinon Voigt - Neotropical Salpinctes Woodson Asketanthera Woodson - Caribbean Macropharynx Rusby - S America Peltastes Woodson - S America Temnadenia Miers - S America Bahiella J.F.Morales - Brazil Echites P.Browne - Neotropical Fernaldia Woodson - C America Hylaea J.F.Morales - S America Laubertia A.DC. - Neotropical Prestonia R.Br. (63 species) - Neotropical Artia Guillaumin (5 species) - New Caledonia Ecua D.J.Middleton (1 species) - Indonesia

Parsonsia R.Br. (120 species; could belong to Periplocoideae) - Indomalayan, Oceanian Thenardia Kunth (3 species) - C America Thoreauea J.K.Williams (3 species) - S Mexico Tribe Malouetieae (13 genera) Allowoodsonia Markgr. (1 species) - Solomon Islands Carruthersia Seem. (4 species) - Philippines, Oceania Eucorymbia Stapf (1 species) - Sundaland Funtumia Stapf (2 species) - Afrotropical Galactophora Woodson (6 species) - S America Holarrhena R.Br. (5 species) - Indomalayan Kibatalia G.Don (15 species) - Indomalayan, Sulawesi Malouetia A.DC. (31 species) - Pantropical Mascarenhasia A.DC. (8 species) - Madagascar Neobracea Britton (8 species) - Caribbean Pachypodium Lindl. (18 to 25 species) - Afrotropical Spirolobium Baill. (1 species) - Sundaland Tribe Mesechiteae (50 genera) Allomarkgrafia Woodson (9 species) - Neotropical Forsteronia G.Mey. (45 species) - Neotropical Mandevilla Lindl. (115 species) - Neotropical Mesechites Müll.Arg. (8 species) - Neotropical Tintinnabularia Woodson (3 species) - C America Tribe Nerieae (6 genera) Adenium Roem. & Schult. (5 species) - Afrotropical Alafia Thouars (26 species) - Afrotropical Farquharia Stapf (1 species) - Afrotropical Isonema R.Br. (3 species) - W Africa Nerium L. (1 species) - Mediterranean Strophanthus DC. (39 species) - Paleotropical Tribe Odontadenieae (7 genera) Cycladenia Benth. (1 species) - Southwestern North America Elytropus Müll.Arg. (1 species) - Chile, Argentina Odontadenia Benth. (20 species) - Neotropical Pinochia B.F.Hansen & M.E.Endress (4 species) - Neotropical Secondatia A.DC. (5 species) - Neotropical Stipecoma Müll.Arg. (1 species) - Bolivia, Brazil Thyrsanthella (Baill.) Pichon (1 species) - Eastern North America Tribe Rhabdadenieae (1 genus) Rhabdadenia Müll.Arg. (3 species) - Nearctic Tribe Wrightieae (3 genera) Pleioceras Baill. (5 species) - Afrotropical Stephanostema K.Schum. (1 species) - Tanzania Wrightia R.Br. (23 species) - Paleotropical

Gallery

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  Adenium obesum

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  Urceola polymorpha

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  Aganosma cymosa

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  Alafia caudata subsp. latiloba

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  Amphineurion marginatum

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  Beaumontia grandiflora

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  Chonemorpha fragrans side view of flowers

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  Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii

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  Echites umbellatus

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  Elytropus chilensis

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  Echites panduratus (harvested, edible, hairy flowers)

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  Funtumia elastica, former rubber source

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  Holarrhena pubescens

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  Holarrhena pubescens (detail)

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  Ichnocarpus frutescens

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  Kibatalia blancoi

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  Mandevilla sanderi

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  Mascarenhasia arborescens, former rubber source

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  Mesechites trifida

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  Odontadenia macrantha

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  Pachypodium lamerei, a pachycaul species

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  Pachypodium lamerei, close-up

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  Parsonsia diaphanophleba

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  Parsonsia diaphanophleba, single flower

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  Parsonsia straminea

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  Prestonia coalita

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  Rhabdadenia madida

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  Stephanostema stenocarpa (flowers v. small relative to foliage)

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  Strophanthus speciosus

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  Temnadenia odorifera

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  Thyrsanthella difformis

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  Urceola elastica

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  Vallaris glabra

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  Wrightia tinctoria

References

Wikidata ☰ Q143102 entry