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vine A vine (Latin ''vīnea'' "grapevine", "vineyard", from ''vīnum'' "wine") is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners themselv ...

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dogbane family 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 ...

first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to

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Araujia angustifolia ''Araujia'' is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. V ...

'' (Hook. & Arn.) Steud. - Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, NE Argentina # ''

Araujia graveolens ''Araujia'' is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. V ...

'' (Lindl.) Mast. - Brazil # ''

Araujia herzogii ''Araujia'' is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. V ...

'' (Schltr.) Fontella & Goyder - Bolivia # ''

Araujia hortorum ''Araujia sericifera'' is a perennial vining plant in the genus ''Araujia'', of the family Apocynaceae. The species was described in 1817 by the Portuguese botanist Félix de Avelar Brotero. The synonym ''Araujia hortorum'' is in more frequent u ...

'' E.Fourn. - Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, NE Argentina # ''

Araujia megapotamica ''Araujia'' is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. V ...

'' (Spreng.) G.Don - Brazil, Uruguay, NE Argentina # ''

Araujia plumosa ''Araujia'' is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. V ...

'' Schltr. - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, NW Argentina # ''

Araujia sericifera ''Araujia sericifera'' is a perennial vining plant in the genus '' Araujia'', of the family Apocynaceae. The species was described in 1817 by the Portuguese botanist Félix de Avelar Brotero. The synonym ''Araujia hortorum'' is in more frequent ...

'' Brot. - white bladderflower, cruel vine - Peru, Brazil; naturalized in parts of South Africa + United States # ''

Araujia stuckertiana ''Araujia'' is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. V ...

'' (Kurtz ex Heger) Fontella & Goyder - Cordoba in Argentina # ''

Araujia subhastata ''Araujia'' is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. V ...

'' E.Fourn. - Brazil

References

External links

Jepson Manual TreatmentGRIN Genus Profile
Asclepiadoideae Apocynaceae genera Flora of South America {{Apocynaceae-stub