Called “periwinkle family [plants]” in GBIF
Apocynaceae 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. Notable members of the family include oleander, dogbanes, milkweeds, wax plants and periwinkles. The family is native to the European, Asian, African, Australian, and American tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members as well. The former family Asclepiadaceae is considered a subfamily of Apocynaceae and contains 348 genera. A list of Apocynaceae genera may be found here.
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Asclepias syriaca
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Catharanthus roseus
7 articles
Asclepias tuberosa
2 articles
Vinca major
2 articles
Asclepias speciosa
2 articles
Asclepias amplexicaulis
1 article
Vinca minor
1 article
Apocynum androsaemifolium
1 articleAlso here, with one plant each: Apocynum (Spreading dogbane), Catharanthus (Madagascar periwinkle), Heterostemma (Heterostemma ficoides), Periploca (Periploca forrestii), Calotropis (Calotropis), Mandevilla (Mandevilla).
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