Rauvolfioideae is a subfamily of the

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 ...

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 ...

(order

Gentianales Gentianales is an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid clade of eudicots. It comprises more than 20,000 species in about 1,200 genera in 5 families. More than 80% of the species in this order belong to the family Rubiaceae. Man ...

). Many species are woody lianas, others are shrubs or perennial herbs.

Tribes and genera

*Tribe Aspidospermateae Miers, 1878 **'' Aspidosperma'' Mart. & Zucc., 1924 **'' Geissospermum'' Allemão, 1846 **'' Haplophyton'' A.DC., 1844 **'' Microplumeria'' Baill., 1899 **'' Strempeliopsis'' Benth., 1876 **'' Vallesia'' Ruiz & Pav., 1794 *Tribe Alstonieae G. Don, 1837 **'' Alstonia'' R. Br., 1810 **'' Dyera'' Hook. F., 1882 *Tribe Vinceae Duby, 1828 **subtribe Kopsiinae Leeuwenb., 1994 ***'' Kopsia'' Blume, 1823 **subtribe Ochrosiinae Pichon ex Boiteau, 1981 ***''

Ochrosia ''Ochrosia'' is a genus of flowering plants, first described in 1789. It is in the family Apocynaceae, native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ;Species # '' Ochrosia ackeringae'' – Indonesia ...

'' Juss, 1789 **subtribe Tonduziinae M.E. Endress, 2014 ***'' Laxoplumeria'' Markgr., 1926 ***'' Tonduzia'' Pittier, 1908 **subtribe Vincinae M.E. Endress, 2014 ***''

Vinca ''Vinca'' (; Latin: ''vincire'' "to bind, fetter") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus ''Catharanthus'' (an ...

'' L., 1853 **subtribe Catharanthinae Pichon ex Boiteau, 1981 ***''

Catharanthus ''Catharanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. Like the genus ''Vinca'', they are known commonly as periwinkles. There are eight known species. Seven are endemic to Madagascar,Kamettia'' Kostel., 1834 ***'' Petchia'' Livera, 1926 **subtribe Rauvolfiinae Benth. & Hook.f., 1876 ***'' Rauvolfia'' L., 1753 *Tribe Willughbeieae A.DC., 1844 **subtribe Leuconotidinae Pichon ex Leeuwenb., 1994 ***'' Bousigonia'' Pierre, 1898 ***'' Cyclocotyla'' Stapf, 1908 ***'' Leuconotis'' Jack, 1823 **subtribe Willughbeiinae A.DC., 1844 ***'' Willughbeia'' Roxb., 1820 **subtribe Lacmelleinae Pichon ex Leeuwenb., 1994 ***'' Couma'' Aubl., 1775 ***'' Hancornia'' Gomes, 1803 ***'' Lacmellea'' H. Karst., 1857 ***'' Parahancornia'' Ducke, 1922 **subtribe Landolphiinae K. Schum., 1895 ***'' Ancylobothrys'' Pierre, 1898 ***'' Chamaeclitandra'' (Stapf) Pichon, 1953 ***'' Clitandra'' Benth., 1849 ***'' Cylindropsis'' Pierre, 1898 ***'' Dictyophleba'' Pierre, 1898 ***''

Landolphia ''Landolphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1806. They take the form of vines that scramble over host trees. ''Landolphia'' is native to tropical Africa Africa is the world's s ...

'' P. Beauv., 1804 ***'' Orthopichonia'' H. Huber, 1962 ***'' Pacouria'' Aubl., 1775 ***''

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'' (Pichon) Pichon, 1953 ***'' Vahadenia'' Stapf, 1902 *Tribe Tabernaemontaneae G. Don, 1838 **subtribe Ambelaniinae A.O. Simões & M.E. Endress, 2010 ***'' Ambelania'' Aubl., 1775 ***'' Macoubea'' Aubl., 1775 ***'' Molongum'' Pichon, 1948 ***'' Mucoa'' Zarucchi, 1988 ***'' Neocouma'' Pierre, 1898 ***'' Rhigospira'' Miers, 1878 ***'' Spongiosperma'' Zarucchi, 1988 **subtribe Tabernaemontaninae A.DC., 1844 ***'' Callichilia'' Stapf, 1902 ***'' Calocrater'' K. Schum., 1895 ***'' Carvalhoa'' K. Schum., 1895 ***'' Crioceras'' Pierre, 1897 ***'' Schizozygia'' Baill., 1888 ***''

Tabernaemontana ''Tabernaemontana'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It has a pan-tropical distribution, found in Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and a wide assortment of oceanic islands. These plants are evergreen ...

'' L., 1753 ***''

Tabernanthe ''Tabernanthe'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1888. It is native to tropical central Africa. ;Species * ''Tabernanthe elliptica'' (Stapf) Leeuwenb. - Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire, Angola * ' ...

'' Baill., 1888 ***''

Voacanga ''Voacanga'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:Search for "Voacanga", ;Species # '' Voacanga africana ...

'' Thouars, 1806 *Tribe Melodineae G. Don, 1837 **'' Diplorhynchus'' Welw. ex Ficalho & Hiern., 1881 **'' Craspidospermum'' Bojer ex A. DC., 1844 **'' Melodinus'' J.R. Forst. & G. Forst., 1776 **'' Pycnobotrya'' Benth., 1876 **'' Stephanostegia'' Baill., 1888 *Tribe Hunterieae Miers, 1878 **'' Gonioma'' E. Mey., 1938 **'' Hunteria'' Roxb., 1824 **'' Picralima'' Pierre, 1896 **'' Pleiocarpa'' Benth., 1876 *Tribe Amsonieae M.E. Endress, 2014 **''

Amsonia ''Amsonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1788. It is native primarily to North America with one species in East Asia and another in the eastern Mediterranean The Mediterra ...

'' Walter, 1788 *Tribe Alyxieae G. Don, 1837 **subtribe Condylocarpinae Pichon ex Leeuwenb., 1994 ***'' Chilocarpus'' Blume, 1895 ***'' Condylocarpon'' Desf., 1822 ***'' Plectaneia'' Thouars, 1806 **subtribe Alyxiinae A.DC., 1844 ***'' Alyxia'' Banks ex R. Br., 1810 ***'' Lepinia'' Decne., 1849 ***'' Lepiniopsis'' Valeton, 1895 ***'' Pteralyxia'' K. Schum., 1895 *Tribe Plumerieae E. Mey., 1838 **subtribe Allamandinae A.DC., 1844 ***'' Allamanda'' L., 1771 **subtribe Plumeriinae Pichon ex Leeuwenb., 1994 ***'' Himatanthus'' Willd. ex. Schult., 1819 ***''

Mortoniella ''Mortoniella'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1939. It contains only one known species, ''Mortoniella pittieri'', native to Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, Nicaragua). The ...

'' Woodson, 1939 ***''

Plumeria ''Plumeria'' (), known as frangipani, is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Rauvolfioideae, of the family Apocynaceae. Most species are deciduous shrubs or small trees. The species variously are endemic to Mexico, Central America, and ...

'' L., 1753 **subtribe Thevetiinae A.DC., 1844 ***'' Anechites'' Griseb., 1861 ***'' Cameraria'' L., 1753 ***''

Cerbera ''Cerbera'' is a genus of evergreen small trees or shrubs, native to tropical Asia, Australia, Madagascar, and various islands in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Three trees of this genus are mangroves, '' Cerbera floribunda'', ...

'' L., 1753 ***''

Cerberiopsis ''Cerberiopsis'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1873. The entire group is endemic to New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia ...

'' Viell. ex Pancher & Sébert, 1874 ***'' Skytanthus'' Meyen, 1834 ***'' Thevetia'' L., 1758 *Tribe Carisseae Dumort, 1829 **'' Acokanthera'' G. Don, 1838 **''

Carissa ''Carissa'' is a genus of shrubs or small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia and Asia. Until recently about 100 species were listed, but most of them have been relegated to the status of synonyms or assigned ...

'' L., 1767

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