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.
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- Parent taxon
- Apocynaceae
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- P105
- subfamily
- P427
- Asclepias
- P2283
- CAM photosynthesis
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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).