A total of 14 species under 12 genera belonging to the family apocynaceae were collected and identified. Classification for kingdom plantae down to family apocynaceae. Oleander is an evergreen shrub of the apocynaceae family that thrives principally in subtropical regions. Oct 09, 2011 we use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Hydrocera, with one species, is indomalesian, while impatiens touchmenot genus, with all the other species, grows throughout the family range, which is mostly old worldmainly africa especially madagascar to. Apocynaceae chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers. The family apocynaceae is closely related to asclepiadaceae and has been placed with it by taxonomists. Fruit type is highly diversified in the family, and it.
Apocynaceae, the dogbane family of flowering plants of the gentian order gentianales, including more than 415 genera and about 4,600 species of trees, shrubs, woody vines, and herbs, distributed primarily in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Widespread in pantropical and subtropical regions, though some occur in temperate zones. Wikimedia commons has media related to apocynaceae. Apocynaceae is a large family of tropical trees, shrubs and vines with. Taxonomy and traditional medicinal uses on the family apocynaceae growing throughout the rajshahi district has been made. Annonaceae, the custard apple, or annona, family, the largest family of the magnolia order magnoliales with 129 genera and about 2,120 species. Information and translations of apocynaceae in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. According to apg ii, the asclepiadaceae, commonly known as milkweed family, is a former plant family now treated as a subfamily subfamily asclepiadoideae in the apocynaceae bruyns 2000. The number of species varies greatly from 1500 to 6000 depending on the.
Here, apocynaceae, plumerioideae ravolfioideae and apocynoideae. Apocynaceae is a clade of 5300 species with a worldwide distribution. Apocynaceae is a widespread family, well represented in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few temperate species. Pollen morphology of 25 apocynaceae species in the adolpho ducke forest reserve, amazonas. Fruit type is highly diversified in the family, and it is diagnostic of many genera. The family comprises some 1500 species divided over about 424 genera. Apocynaceae belongs to the order gentianales often treated as two families, a apocynaceae dogbane family b asclepiadaceae milkweed family the latter now usually classified as subfamily.
The members of this family are found throughout the world, but they are more commonly met with in the tropical regions. The family contains 168200 genera and 2000 species. The flowers are bisexual and regular, with 5 united sepals, 5 united petals, and 5 stamens. The apocynaceae family consists of approximately 4555 species worldwide, distributed among 415 genera.
A general description of apocynaceae iridoids chromatography ana claudia f. Genera 14 produce 1, 2celled berries from a flower. The leaves of the plant have been extensively used in the treatment of various inflammatory and allergic disorders like bronchial asthma, bronchitis, and whooping cough chopra et al. The leaves are simple, usually opposite and decussate, or whorled. Members of the family are native to the european, asian, african, australian. Apocynaceae the milkweed and oleander family 411 genera 4,650 species distribution. There are about 300 genera and 0 species in this family. Oct 11, 2019 apocynaceae from apocynum, greek for dogaway is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. A large family of herbs, vines, lianas, shrubs, and trees, with usually opposite leaves aspidosperma is alternate and copious white latex.
A common term for the family is dogbane family, after the american plant known as dogbane, apocynum cannabinum. Many genera of this family produce cardiac glycosides that are used for many medical treatments. In brazil, this family is represented by 90 genera and 850 species. The former two subfamilies were part of the apocynaceae sensu stricto, whilst the latter three subfamilies used to belong to the asclepiadaceae. Tiny flowers in a broad, flat cluster arising from.
The earliest of the remains assigned to the apocynaceae, namely paraapocynaceoxylon barghoorni wheeler, lee et matten, is a late cretaceous wood from the mcnairy formation, usa wheeler et al. The apocynaceae or dogbane family is commonly socalled because of its toxic nature. Media in category apocynaceae the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. The apocynaceae is the result of a conflation of the two families. The plant list includes 18,497 scientific plant names of species rank for the family apocynaceae. Stamens attach at the base of the petals, alternate with the. About the classification report about the classification download. They form a group of perennial herbs, twining shrubs, lianas or rarely trees but notably also contain a significant number of leafless stem succulents. The below mentioned article provides an overview on familyapocynaceae. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. A database representing 10 % of species in the family was used to explore the diversity of pollinators and evolutionary shifts in pollination systems across major clades and regions.
Plants of the dogbane family the herbs, shrubs, and trees of the dogbane family have opposite leaves rarely alternate and a milky, latex sap. Herbarium, department of biological sciences, delta state university, cleveland, ms. Wagner2 abstract a fourth species of the anomalous pacific genus lepinia apocynaceae, subfamily plumerioideae, tribe alyxieae is described from the marquesas islands. The pollination biology of species of apocynaceae, subfamilies rauvolfioideae and apocynoideae, in malesia has not been reported in any detail. Taxonomy and traditional medicinal uses on the family apocynaceae growing throughout the rajshahi, bangladesh was carried out during july 20 to august 2014. American journal of botany botanical society of america. Tylophora indica family apocynaceae is a perennial climbing plant and has been used in the ayurvedic system of medicine.
Apocynaceae synonyms, apocynaceae pronunciation, apocynaceae translation, english dictionary definition of apocynaceae. A revised classification of the apocynaceae sl core. Apiaceae formerly umbelliferae, carrot or parsley family. Apocynaceae definition of apocynaceae by the free dictionary. Pdf apocynaceae dogbane family john tenoso academia. Middleton3 trees, shrubs, or vines, rarely subshrubs or herbs, with latex or rarely watery juice. The name comes from the type genus asclepias milkweeds. Pdf apocynaceae species with antiproliferative andor. Members of the family have milky, often poisonous juice. A revision of lepinia apocynaceae, with description of a. Members of the family are native to the european, asian, african, australia.
Apocynaceae article about apocynaceae by the free dictionary. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Apocynaceae in world checklist of selected plant families. The genus melodinus belongs to family apocynaceae, a large family of a family of flowering plants that in cludes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly called the dogbane family 1. The flowers are bisexual and actinomorphic or sometimes weakly zygomorphic. The members of this family are found throughout the world, but they. Hallier included the asclepiadaceae with the apocynaceae and derived them from the linaceae. Strophanthus, which is of the apocynaceae family, is a flowering plant that grows in tropical africa, south africa, southern india, the philippines, laos, vietnam, and south china. Apocynaceae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Many species are valuable for their large pulpy fruits, some. The name apocynum originally applied to a plant that was supposedly poisonous to dogs. In the family as a whole detailed studies are rare. Woodson and moore 1938, floral anatomy descriptions of representatives of. It includes many of the most wellknown tropical ornamental plants oleander, frangipani, allamanda, mandevilla. Pollen morphology of 25 apocynaceae species in the adolpho. The family comprises some 1500 species divided over about 424.
This is a large family with about 1500 species found mainly in tropical regions. Balsaminaceae, or the touchmenot family, includes 2 genera and about 1,000 species of fleshy herbs. Most members are considered poisonous, and a number are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive flowers and foliage. Apocynaceae definition of apocynaceae by merriamwebster. The family consists of trees, shrubs, and woody climbers found mainly in the tropics, although a few species extend into temperate regions. Stamens attach at the base of the petals, alternate with the lobes.
Strophanthus has been used medicinally as a cardiac stimulant and in the treatment of peptic ulcer and snakebites. Apocynaceae is one of the largest families of angiosperms. Several species are sources of drugs used in medicine, including species of rauvolfia which yields the alkaloid reserpine and cerbera, cascabela, strophanthus and nerium, from which cardiac glycosides are obtained. Pdf prospects of traditionally important apocynaceae plants of. A total of 14 species under 12 genera belonging to the family apocynaceae. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Family apocynaceae definition of family apocynaceae by. Apocynaceae from apocynum, greek for dogaway is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison.
General introduction of the family apocynaceae juss. This category is automatically filled by the use of taxonavigation with parameter include apocynaceae apg. Oppositeleaved apocynaceae can be confused with clusiaceae, but they differ in that the oppositeleaved genera of apocynaceae never have colorful latex aspidosperma, again an oddball, can have orange or reddish latex. Information about apocynaceae in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. The apocynaceae are trees, shrubs or sometimes herbs, usually with milky sap comprising about 200 genera and 2,000 species. The apocynaceae are a family with a widespread but mostly tropical distribution, only a few genera extend into the temperate regions. Apocynaceae definition is a family of chiefly tropical herbs, shrubs, or trees order gentianales having a milky juice, simple entire leaves, often showy flowers, and a fruit consisting of two follicles or drupes. The apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants in the order gentianales. Several genera of lianes occur in australia, including species in rainforests, open forests and woodlands, with one. Apocynaceae, dogbane family order gentianales of flowering plants, including about 400 genera and 4,555 species of trees, shrubs, woody vines, and herbs. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. A list of all accepted names in apocynaceae is available in csv format.
The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents. Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word apocynaceae. Apocynaceae family plants in india had wide array of traditional uses and. Click here for a distribution map of the apocynaceae in the u. Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, 1 greek for away from dog since some taxa were used as dog poison.
Taxonomy and traditional medicinal uses of apocynaceae. Species of apocynaceae contained within the plant list belong to 402 plant genera. Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles. A revision of lepinia apocynaceae, with description of a new species from the marquesas islands david h. This category should only contain species categories and galleries. Apocynaceae species with antiproliferative andor antiplasmodial properties. Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs. A new classification is proposed, descriptions of taxa down to tribal level are provided, and. Pdf taxonomy and traditional medicinal uses of apocynaceae. All four oleanders of the apocynaceae family contain cardenolides that exert a positive inotropic. According to apg ii, the asclepiadaceae, commonly known as milkweed family, is a former plant family now treated as a subfamily subfamily asclepiadoideae in the apocynaceae bruyns 2000 they form a group of perennial herbs, twining shrubs, lianas or rarely trees but notably also contain a significant number of leafless stem succulents. A general description of apocynaceae iridoids chromatography.
Bessey accepted the two families as distinct and treated both in his gentianales. There is a great variation in the habit of the plants of this family. They may be herbs, erect or twining shrubs or trees. Apocynaceae a family of trees, climbers, or shrubs, in which the leaves are mostly opposite or whorled.
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