''Apteranthes'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") 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 Members of the ...
.
Its native range is
Canary Islands
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,
Mediterranean
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to
Indian subcontinent
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.
Species:
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Apteranthes burchardii''
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Apteranthes europaea
''Apteranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Its native range is Canary Islands, Mediterranean to Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, phys ...
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Apteranthes faucicola
''Apteranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Its native range is Canary Islands, Mediterranean to Indian subcontinent.
Species:
*'' Apteranthes burchardii''
*''Apteranthes europaea
''Apteranthes'' is ...
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Apteranthes joannis
''Apteranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Its native range is Canary Islands, Mediterranean to Indian subcontinent.
Species:
*'' Apteranthes burchardii''
*''Apteranthes europaea''
*''Apteranthes fauc ...
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Apteranthes munbyana
''Apteranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Its native range is Canary Islands, Mediterranean to Indian subcontinent.
Species:
*'' Apteranthes burchardii''
*''Apteranthes europaea''
*''Apteranthes fauc ...
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Apteranthes staintonii''
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Apteranthes tuberculata''
References
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Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae genera