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Apocynaceae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Juss. (1789). In: Gen. Pl.: 143, Nom. Cons.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Gentianales
family
Apocynaceae

Name

Synonyms
Apocynaceoxylon Chitaley et al., 1970
Carissaceae
Cerberaceae
Cynanchaceae
Periplocaceae
Plumeriaceae
Stapeliaceae
Vincaceae
Willughbeiaceae
Homonyms
Apocynaceae
Common names
Dogbane in English
Dogbane in English
Hundsgiftgewächse in language.
Hundsgiftgewächse in German
Seidenpflanzengewächse in language.
Singrønfamilien in Danish
apocyns in French
dogbane in English
dogbane family in language.
maagdenpalmfamilie in Dutch
협죽도과 in language.
Apocynacées in French
Dogbane Family in English
Dogbane Family in English
Milkweed Family in English
Milkweed Family in English
milkweed family in English
oleanderväxter in Swedish
Hundsgiftgewächse in German
beuodegiai varliagyviai in Lithuanian
dogbane family in English
gravmyrtfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
gravmyrtfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
gravmyrtfamilien in Norwegian
oleanderväxter in Swedish
toinowate in Polish
tulkörtsväxter in Swedish
Αποκυνίδες in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Барвінкові in Ukrainian
кутровые in Russian
キョウチクトウ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 161(2): 105-121. 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Gen. Pl.: 143. 4 Aug 1789.
  5. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2011-02-08 23:00:00) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  6. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  7. Reveal, J. L. (2006). USDA - APHIS - Concordance of Family Names, 2006 version. Available online at http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/usda/usdaindex.html.
  8. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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