Apocynaceae

Of dicot family and Gentianales.   May also be referred to as dogbane family and family Apocynaceae.

Chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs.

This concept's ID is @1~59142

Dicot Genus

  • Acocanthera 2 facts

    Small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia...

  • Mandevilla 2 facts

    Genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers...

  • Apocynum 1 facts

    Perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers.

  • Adenium 1 facts

    One species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia.

  • genus Allamanda 1 facts

    Genus of tropical American woody vines.

  • Alstonia 1 facts

    Genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical...

  • Amsonia 1 facts

    Genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor...

  • Beaumontia 1 facts

    Small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia.

  • genus Carissa 1 facts

    Old World genus of tropical evergreen usually spiny shrubs.

  • Catharanthus 1 facts

    Small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized...

  • Holarrhena 1 facts

    Genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia.

  • Nerium 1 facts

    One species: oleander.

  • Plumeria 1 facts

    Deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant...

  • genus Rauwolfia 1 facts

    Pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees.

  • genus Strophanthus 1 facts

    Genus of tropical Asiatic and African shrubs and woody vines and small trees.

  • Tabernaemontana 1 facts

    Evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap.

  • Thevetia 1 facts

    Genus of poisonous tropical American evergreen shrubs and trees having entire leaves and...

  • Trachelospermum 1 facts

    Genus of Asiatic woody vines with milky sap in leaves and stems.

  • Vinca 1 facts

    Periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials.