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495.0000 Family Apocynaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 143 (1789), nom. cons.
372 genera, ca. 6500 spp. According to modern authors and PCR Asclepiadaceae is only a subfamily of Apocynaceae.
Species listed in database: 6702; hybrids: 10
= Asclepiadaceae Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 31 (1797), nom. cons.
= Carissaceae Bertol; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 23: 212 (1891)
= Cerberaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 119 (1820)
= Cynanchaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 245, 251 (1836)
= Ophioxylaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 24 (1835)
= Pacouriaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Periplocaceae Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 351 (1905), nom. cons.
= Plumeriaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Stapeliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Vincaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 299 (1818)
= Willughbeaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 256 (1858)
495.6651 Genus Cynanchum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 212 (1753) s. lat.
Distribution: Tropical and temperate regions, many in Madagascar (80) and temp. Asia. Inclusion of many small genera fide Khanum et al. (2016), separation of Vincetoxicum as well as Tylophora, Tylodontia and Scyphostelma according to Liede (1997, 2002, 2013)
Species listed in database: 256
= Adelostemma Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 20 (1883)
= Ampelanus Raf.; Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 192 (1819)
= Aphanostelma Schltr.; Fl. Kouy-Tcheou 39 (1914 publ. 1915), in clavi, sine descr.
= Basistelma Bartlett; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 44: 631 (1909)
= Bunburia Harv.; Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 1: 416 (1838)
= Colostephanus Harv.; Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 1: 417, in nota (1838)
= Cyathella Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 9: 332, t. 12 (1838)
= Cynoctonum E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 215 (1837)
= Decanema Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 9: 338, t. 12 (1838)
= Decanemopsis Costantin & Gallaud; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 12: 418 (1906)
= Dicarpophora Speg.; Physis (Buenos Aires) 8: 269 (1926)
= Diploglossum Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner] 269 (1840)
= Drepanostemma Jum. & H.E.P.Perrier; Rev. Gén. Bot. 23: 256 (1911)
= Endotropis Endl.; Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 591 (1838)
= Enslenia Nutt.; Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall] 1: 164 (1818)
= Exostegia Bojer ex Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 528, 530 (1844)
= Flanagania Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(Beibl. 45): 10 (1894)
= Folotsia Costantin & Bois; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 147: 258 (1908)
= Gilgia Pax; (1894) (Euphorbiaceae)
= Glossonema Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 9: 335 (1838)
= Graphistemma (Benth.) Champ. ex Benth.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 760 (1876)
= Holostemma R.Br.; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 42 (preprint) (1810)
= Karimbolea Desc.; Cactus (Paris) 15: Nos. 68-69, 77 (1960)
= Lyonia Elliott; Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliott] 1: 316 (1817)
= Macbridea Raf.; (1818) (nec Elliott ex Nutt 1818)
= Mahafalia Jum. & H.E.P.Perrier; Rev. Gén. Bot. 23: 255 (1911)
= Mastostigma Stocks; Icon. Pl., t. 863 (1852)
= Mellichampia A.Gray ex S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 437 (1887)
= Metalepis Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 179 (1866)
= Metaplexis R.Br.; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 48 (1810)
= Mahawoa Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34(2): 2 (1916)
= Monostemma Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21: 255 (1848)
= Nematostemma Choux; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 172: 1310 (1921)
= Odontanthera Wight; Madras J. Lit. Sci. 7: 142 (1838)
= Pattalias S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 60 (1889), K. Schum. in Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 255 (1895)
= Pentarrhinum E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 199 (1837)
= Perianthostelma Baill.; (1890)
= Platykeleba N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: Soc. 250 (1895)
= Prosopostelma Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 10: 247 (1890), K. Schum. in Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 227 (1895)
= Psanchum Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 1: 254 (1790)
= Pycnoneurum Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 9: 340 (1838)
= Raphistemma Wall.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 50 (1831)
= Rhodostegiella (Pobed.) C.Y.Wu & D.Z.Li; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 28(6): 465 (1990)
= Roulinia Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 516 (1844)
= Rouliniella Vail; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 662 (1902)
= Sarcocyphula Harv.; Thes. Cap. 2: 58, t. 191 (1863)
= Sarcolemma Griseb. ex Lorentz; Veget. Nord. Entre Rios 80 (1878), nomen
= Sarcostemma R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 463 (1810)
= Sarmasikia Bubani; Fl. Pyren. [Bubani] 1: 550 (1897)
= Schizostephanus Hochst. ex Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 762 (1876)
= Seshagiria Ansari & Hemadri; Indian Forester 97(3): 126 (1971)
= Sichuania M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li; Novon 5: 12 (1995)
= Steinheilia Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 9: 339, t. 12 (1838)
= Symphyoglossum Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(1): 255 (1848), nom. rej.
= Telminostelma E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 218 (1885)
= Urostelma Bunge; Enum. Pl. China Bor. 44 (in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2:. 118) (1835)
= Voharanga Costantin & Bois; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 147: 259 (1998)
= Vohemaria Buchenau; Abh. Naturwiss. Verein Bremen 10: 372 (1889)
= Ziervoglia Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 1: 254 (1790)

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