Asclepiadoideae
Sign in to saveThe Asclepiadoideae are a subfamily of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. Formerly, these plants together with those now in the Apocynaceae subfamilies Periplocoideae and Secamonoideae were treated as a separate family under the name Asclepiadaceae, e.g. by APG II, and known as the milkweed family.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 29
- With media
- 29
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- ANSP, RSA
- Recorded in
- United States, India, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Greece, Jamaica, Yemen
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Apocynaceae
- Image
- Jati (Marathi- जटी) (3803126727).jpg
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- taxon name
- Asclepiadoideae
- taxon rank
- subfamily
- taxonomic type
- Asclepias
- Commons category
- Asclepiadoideae
- topic's main category
- Category:Asclepiadoideae
- taxon common name
- วงศ์สลิด
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Tribes and genera
- Asclepiadeae
- Ceropegieae
- Eustegieae
- Fockeeae
- Marsdenieae
- Other genera
- References
- External links
The Asclepiadoideae are a subfamily of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. Formerly, these plants together with those now in the Apocynaceae subfamilies Periplocoideae and Secamonoideae were treated as a separate family under the name Asclepiadaceae, e.g. by APG II, and known as the milkweed family.
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).
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