Apocynoideae

Taxobox
name = Apocynoideae

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Strophanthus preussii"
dominio = Eukaryota
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Apocynaceae
subfamilia = Apocynoideae
subfamilia_authority = Burnett, 1835

Apocynoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Apocynaceae (order Gentianales). This lactiginous plant presents . The diverse species has pharmacological interests. The genus of large importance includes "Nerium", compromises the species "Nerium oleander", founded in the Mediterranean region.

The Apocynoideae encompass about 78 genera with about 860 species. The subfamilies of Apocynoideae are divided into the following five tribes: [ [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?1686 Entry in GRIN Taxonomy for Plants] .]
* Apocyneae: With about 27 genera:
** "Aganonerion" Pierre ex Spire
** "Aganosma" (Blume) G.Don
** "Anodendron" A.DC.
** "Apocynum" L.
** "Baharuia" D.J.Middleton
** "Baissea" A.DC.: With about 18 species.
** "Beaumontia" Wall. : With about 5 species.
** "Chonemorpha" G.Don
** "Cleghornia" Wight
** "Dewevrella" De Wild.
** "Elytropus" Müll. Arg.
** "Epigynum" Wight
** "Eucorymbia" Stapf
** "Forsteronia" G.Mey. : With about 50 species.
** "Ichnocarpus" R.Br.
** "Ixodonerium" Pit.
** "Motandra" A.DC.
** "Odontadenia" Benth.
** "Oncinotis" Benth.: With about seven species.
** "Papuechites" Markgr.
** "Parameria" Benth.
** "Parepigynum" Tsiang & P.T.Li
** "Sindechites" Oliv.
** Sternjasmin ("Trachelospermum" Lem.)
** "Urceola" Roxb.
** "Vallariopsis" Woodson
** "Vallaris" Burm. f.
* Echiteae: With about 23 genera:
** "Allotoonia" J.F.Morales & J.K.Williams (some authors put it in "Echites" P.Browne)
** "Amalocalyx" Pierre
** "Angadenia" Miers
** "Artia" Guillaumin
** "Asketanthera" Woodson
** "Bahiella" J.F.Morales
** "Cycladenia" Benth.
** "Echites" P.Browne
** "Ecua" D.J.Middleton
** "Fernaldia" Woodson
** "Hylaea" J.F.Morales
** "Laubertia" A.DC.
** "Macropharynx" Rusby
** "Neobracea" Britton
** "Parsonsia" R.Br.: With about 120 species (could belong to Periplocoideae).
** "Peltastes" Woodson
** "Pentalinon" Voigt
** "Pottsia" Hook. & Arn.
** "Prestonia" R.Br.
** "Rhabdadenia" Müll. Arg.
** "Stipecoma" Müll. Arg.
** "Temnadenia" Miers
** "Thenardia" Kunth
* Malouetieae: With about 11 genera:
** "Alafia" Thouars
** "Allowoodsonia" Markgr.
** "Carruthersia" Seem.
** "Farquharia" Stapf
** "Funtumia" Stapf
** "Holarrhena" R.Br. : With about four species.
** "Kibatalia" G.Don
** "Malouetia" A.DC.
** "Mascarenhasia" A.DC.
** "Pachypodium" Lindl.: With about 18 to 25 species, that are distributed throughout the world.
** "Spirolobium" Baill.
* Mesechiteae: With about nine genera:
** "Allomarkgrafia" Woodson
** "Galactophora" Woodson
** "Macrosiphonia" Müll. Arg.
** "Mandevilla" Lindl. : With about 115 species.
** "Mesechites" Müll. Arg.
** "Quiotania" Zarucchi
** "Secondatia" A.DC.
** "Telosiphonia" (Woodson) Henrickson
** "Tintinnabularia" Woodson
* Wrightieae: With about seven genera:
** "Adenium" Roem. & Schult.:
** "Isonema" R. Br.
** "Nerium" L. with the only species
*** "Nerium oleander"
** "Pleioceras" Baill.
** "Stephanostema" K.Schum.
** "Strophanthus" DC. : With about 38 species, that are native to Asia, Africa, Madagascar and with six species native to South Africa.
** "Wrightia" R.Br.: With about 23 species.

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