Araujia

Taxobox
name = "Araujia"


image_caption = "Araujia sericifera"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Apocynaceae
subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae
genus = "Araujia"
genus_authority = Brot.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = see text

"Araujia" is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family. There are about five species native to South America.

Species include:
*"Araujia megapotamica"
*"Araujia sericifera" - white bladderflower, cruel vine

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?583,584 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?902 GRIN Genus Profile]