Apocynaceae (from Apocynum, Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants in the order Gentianales that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family,[1] because some taxa were used as dog poison.[2] Members of the family are native to the European, Asian, African, Australian, and American tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members.[1] The former family Asclepiadaceae (now known as Asclepiadoideae) is considered a subfamily of Apocynaceae and contains 348 genera. A list of Apocynaceae genera may be found here.
23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened.[3] Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albany thickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests.[4]
The 2018 South African National Biodiversity Institute's National Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phyla Anthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)), Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)), Bryophyta (mosses (685)), Cycadophyta (cycads (42)), Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)), Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)), Pinophyta (conifers (33)), and Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).[5]
111 genera are represented in the literature. Listed taxa include species, subspecies, varieties, and forms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa as synonyms, in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing.[5] Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.
Genus Acokanthera:[5]
Genus Adenium:[5]
Genus Ancylobothrys:[5]
Genus Anisotoma:[5]
Genus Araujia:[5]
Genus Arduina:[5]
Genus Asclepias:[5]
Genus Aspidoglossum:[5]
Genus Aspidonepsis:[5]
Genus Astephanus:[5]
Genus Australluma:[5]
Genus Brachystelma:[5]
Genus Callichilia:[5]
Genus Calotropis:[5]
Genus Caralluma:[5]
Genus Carandas:[5]
Genus Carissa:[5]
Genus Cascabela:[5]
Genus Catharanthus:[5]
Genus Ceropegia:[5]
Genus Chlorocyathus:[5]
Genus Cordylogyne:[5]
Genus Cryptolepis:[5]
Genus Cryptostegia:[5]
Genus Curroria:[5]
Genus Cynanchum:[5]
Genus Daemia:[5]
Genus Dichaelia:[5]
Genus Diplorhynchus:[5]
Genus Dregea:[5]
Genus Duvalia:[5]
Genus Echites:[5]
Genus Ectadiopsis:[5]
Genus Ectadium:[5]
Genus Emplectanthus:[5]
Genus Ephippiocarpa:[5]
Genus Eustegia:[5]
Genus Fanninia:[5]
Genus Fockea:[5]
Genus Gomphocarpus:[5]
Genus Gonioma:[5]
Genus Gymnema:[5]
Genus Holarrhena:[5]
Genus Hoodia:[5]
Genus Huernia:[5]
Genus Huerniopsis:[5]
Genus Ischnolepis:[5]
Genus Jasminonerium:[5]
Genus Kanahia:[5]
Genus Lagarinthus:[5]
Genus Landolphia:[5]
Genus Larryleachia:[5]
Genus Lavrania:[5]
Genus Luckhoffia:[5]
Genus Macropetalum:[5]
Genus Marsdenia:[5]
Genus Microloma:[5]
Genus Miraglossum:[5]
Genus Mondia:[5]
Genus Nerium:[5]
Genus Notechidnopsis:[5]
Genus Oncinema:[5]
Genus Oncinotis:[5]
Genus Ophionella:[5]
Genus Orbea:[5]
Genus Orbeanthus:[5]
Genus Orbeopsis:[5]
Genus Orthanthera:[5]
Genus Pachycarpus:[5]
Genus Pachycymbium:[5]
Genus Pachypodium:[5]
Genus Parapodium:[5]
Genus Pectinaria:[5]
Genus Pentarrhinum:[5]
Genus Pentopetia:[5]
Genus Pergularia:[5]
Genus Periglossum:[5]
Genus Petopentia:[5]
Genus Piaranthus:[5]
Genus Quaqua:[5]
Genus Raphionacme:[5]
Genus Rauvolfia:[5]
Genus Rhyssolobium:[5]
Genus Richtersveldia:[5]
Genus Riocreuxia:[5]
Genus Sarcostemma:[5]
Genus Schizoglossum:[5]
Genus Schizostephanus:[5]
Genus Secamone:[5]
Genus Sisyranthus:[5]
Genus Sphaerocodon:[5]
Genus Stapelia:[5]
Genus Stapeliopsis:[5]
Genus Stenostelma:[5]
Genus Stomatostemma:[5]
Genus Strophanthus:[5]
Genus Tabernaemontana:[5]
Genus Tacazzea:[5]
Genus Tavaresia:[5]
Genus Telosma:[5]
Genus Tenaris:[5]
Genus Thevetia:[5]
Genus Trachycalymma:[5]
Genus Trichocaulon:[5]
Genus Tridentea:[5]
Genus Tromotriche:[5]
Genus Tylophora, now included in Vincetoxicum:[6]
Genus Vinca:[5]
Genus Voacanga:[5]
Genus Woodia:[5]
Genus Wrightia:[5]
Genus Xysmalobium:[5]
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