Asclepiadoideae

Asclepiadoideae
Matelea denticulata[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae Burnett
Genera
See text

Asclepias syriaca

Ceropegia stapelliformis

Caralluma acutangula, Burkina Faso

Leptadenia pyrotechnica, Burkina Faso

Microloma calycinum, Richtersveld, South Africa

According to APG II, the Asclepiadaceae, commonly known as milkweed family,^[2] 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. The name comes from the type genus Asclepias (milkweeds).

There are 348 genera, with about 2,900 species. They are mainly located in the tropics to subtropics, especially in Africa and South America.

The florally advanced tribe Stapeliae within this family contains the relatively familiar stem succulent genera such as Huernia, Stapelia and Hoodia. They are remarkable for the complex mechanisms they have developed for pollination, which independently parallel the unrelated Orchidaceae, especially in the grouping of their pollen into pollinia. The fragrance from the flowers, often called "carrion", attracts flies. The flies pollinate the flowers.

Many new hybrids have been formed due to the unique fertilization method of the flowers.

Genera

• Absolmsia


• Adelostemma


• Aidomene


• Amblyopetalum


• Amblystigma


• Anatropanthus


• Anisopus


• Anisotoma


• Anomotassa


• Araujia


• Asclepias


• Aspidoglossum


• Astephanus


• Barjonia


• Belostemma


• Biondia


• Blepharodon


• Blyttia


• Brachystelma


• Calotropis


• Campestigma


• Caralluma


• Ceropegia


• Cibirhiza


• Cionura


• Clemensiella


• Conomitra


• Cordylogyne


• Corollonema


• Cosmostigma


• Cyathostelma


• Cynanchum


• Dactylostelma


• Dalzielia


• Decabelone


• Decanema


• Decanemopsis


• Dicarpophora


• Diplolepis


• Diplostigma


• Dischidanthus


• Dischidia


• Ditassa


• Dittoceras


• Dolichopetalum


• Dolichostegia


• Dorystephania


• Dregea


• Duvalia


• Duvaliandra


• Echidnopsis


• Edithcolea


• Emicocarpus


• Emplectranthus


• Eustegia


• Fanninia


• Fischeria


• Fockea


• Folotsia


• Frerea


• Funastrum


• Genianthus


• Glossonema


• Glossostelma


• Gomphocarpus


• Gongronema


• Gonioanthelma


• Goniostemma


• Gonolobus


• Graphistemma


• Gunnessia


• Gymnanthera


• Gymnema


• Gymnemopsis


• Harmandiella


• Hemidesmus


• Hemipogon


• Heterostemma


• Heynella


• Holostemma


• Hoodia


• Hoya


• Hoyella


• Huernia


• Huerniopsis


• Hypolobus


• Ischnostemma


• Jacaima


• Janakia


• Jobinia


• Kanahia


• Kerbera


• Labidostelma


• Lagoa


• Lavrania


• Leichardtia


• Leptadenia


• Lhotzkyella


• Lugonia


• Lygisma


• Macroditassa


• Macropetalum


• Macroscepis


• Mahawoa


• Manothrix


• Margaretta


• Marsdenia


• Matelea


• Melinia


• Meresaldia


• Merrillanthus


• Metaplexis


• Metastelma


• Micholitzea


• Microdactylon


• Microloma


• Microstelma


• Miraglossum


• Mitostigma


• Morrenia


• Nautonia


• Neoschumannia


• Nephradenia


• Notechidnopsis


• Odontanthera


• Odontostelma


• Oncinema


• Oncostemma


• Ophionella


• Orbea


• Orbeanthus


• Orbeopsis


• Oreosparte


• Orthanthera


• Orthosia


• Oxypetalum


• Oxystelma


• Pachycarpus


• Pachycymbium


• Papuastelma


• Parapodium


• Pectinaria


• Pentabothra


• Pentacyphus


• Pentarrhinum


• Pentasachme


• Pentastelma


• Pentatropis


• Peplonia


• Pergularia


• Periglossum


• Petalostelma


• Petopentia


• Pherotrichis


• Piaranthus


• Pleurostelma


• Podandra


• Podostelma


• Pseudolithos


• Ptycanthera


• Pycnorhachis


• Quaqua


• Quisumbingia


• Raphionacme


• Raphistemma


• Rhyncharrhena


• Rhynchostigma


• Rhyssolobium


• Rhyssostelma


• Rhytidocaulon


• Riocreuxia


• Rojasia


• Sarcolobus


• Sarcostemma


• Schistogyne


• Schistonema


• Schizoglossum


• Schubertia


• Scyphostelma


• Secamone


• Secamonopsis


• Seshagiria


• Seutera


• Sisyranthus


• Solenostemma


• Sphaerocodon


• Spirella


• Stapelia


• Stapelianthus


• Stapeliopsis


• Stathmostelma


• Steleostemma


• Stelmagonum


• Stelmatocodon


• Stenomeria


• Stenostelma


• Stigmatorhynchus


• Strobopetalum


• Stuckertia


• Swynnertonia


• Tassadia


• Tavaresia


• Telminostelma


• Telosma


• Tenaris


• Tetracustelma


• Tetraphysa


• Thozetia


• Toxocarpus


• Treutlera


• Trichocaulon


• Trichosacme


• Trichosandra


• Tridentea


• Tromotriche


• Tweedia


• Tylophora


• Tylophoropsis


• Vailia


• Vincetoxicopsis


• Vincetoxicum


• Voharanga


• Vohemaria


• White-Sloanea


• Widgrenia


• Woodia


• Xysmalobium

References

1. 
   ^ 1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
   


2. 
   ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 363. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   

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  Endress, M. E. and P. V. Bruyns (2000), "A revised classification of the Apocynaceae s.l.", Botanical Review, 66 (1): 1–56, doi:10.1007/BF02857781
  

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asclepiadoideae.

• Stapeliads.info


• Field Manual for Seed Collectors,Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew


• Asclepiad info from ig-ascleps.org


• Asclepiadaceae Family


• The Genera of Asclepiadoideae, Secamonoideae and Periplocoideae (Apocynaceae)


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  Asclepiadaceae in BoDD – Botanical Dermatology Database
  

Taxon identifiers	Wikidata: Q8206302 Wikispecies: Asclepiadoideae EoL: 3013586 EPPO: 1ASCS GBIF: 6700 GRIN: 1694 iNaturalist: 373579 NCBI: 167484 Tropicos: 100408914 uBio: 5952353 VASCAN: 283

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