Rauvolfioideae is a subfamily of the
flowering plant family
Apocynaceae (order
Gentianales).
Many species are woody lianas, others are shrubs or perennial herbs.
Tribes and genera
*Tribe Aspidospermateae
Miers, 1878
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Aspidosperma
''Aspidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to South America, Central America, southern Mexico, and the West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North A ...
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Mart. & Zucc., 1924
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Geissospermum
''Geissospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in 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 ...
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Allemão, 1846
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Haplophyton''
A.DC., 1844
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Microplumeria
''Microplumeria '' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1889. It contains only one known species, ''Microplumeria anomala'', native to the Amazon Basin of Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil
B ...
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Baill., 1899
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Strempeliopsis''
Benth., 1876
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Vallesia
''Vallesia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1794. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico, Florida, Galápagos, and the West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North Ameri ...
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Ruiz & Pav., 1794
*Tribe Alstonieae
G. Don, 1837
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Alstonia
''Alstonia'' is a widespread genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, of the family Apocynaceae. It was named by Robert Brown in 1811, after Charles Alston (1685–1760), professor of botany at Edinburgh from 1716 to 1760.
The type species ''Alsto ...
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R. Br., 1810
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Dyera
''Dyera'' is a genus of tropical trees up to 80 m in height. They are in family Apocynaceae, native to southeast Asia. It was first described as a genus in 1882, by Joseph Dalton Hooker.Middleton, D.J. (2007). Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioid ...
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Hook. F., 1882
*Tribe Vinceae
Duby, 1828
**subtribe Kopsiinae
Leeuwenb., 1994
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Kopsia
''Kopsia'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1823. ''Kopsia'' is native to China, Southeast Asia, Australia, and various islands of the western Pacific.
Species
Note:
# '' Kopsia angustipetala'' Kerr - Tha ...
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Blume, 1823
**subtribe Ochrosiinae
Pichon ex Boiteau, 1981
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Ochrosia''
Juss, 1789
**subtribe Tonduziinae
M.E. Endress, 2014
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Laxoplumeria
''Laxoplumeria '' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1947. They are native to Panama and South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Souther ...
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Markgr., 1926
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Tonduzia''
Pittier, 1908
**subtribe Vincinae
M.E. Endress, 2014
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Vinca''
L., 1853
**subtribe Catharanthinae
Pichon ex Boiteau, 1981
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Catharanthus''
G. Don, 1837
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Kamettia''
Kostel., 1834
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Petchia
''Petchia'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1926. It is native to Madagascar, Cameroon, the Comoros and Sri Lanka.
;SpeciesSearch for "Petchia",
# '' Petchia africana'' Leeuwenb. - Cameroon
# '' ...
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Livera, 1926
**subtribe Rauvolfiinae
Benth. & Hook.f., 1876
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Rauvolfia''
L., 1753
*Tribe Willughbeieae
A.DC., 1844
**subtribe Leuconotidinae
Pichon ex Leeuwenb., 1994
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Bousigonia
''Bousigonia'' is a genus of plants in 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 ...
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Pierre, 1898
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Cyclocotyla
''Cyclocotyla'' is a genus of plants first described in 1908. It contains only one known species, ''Cyclocotyla congolensis'', native to central Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic o ...
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Stapf, 1908
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Leuconotis
''Leuconotis'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1823. It is native to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest ...
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Jack, 1823
**subtribe Willughbeiinae
A.DC., 1844
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Willughbeia
''Willughbeia'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1820. It is native to Southeast Asia with a few species in the Indian Subcontinent. Several species have edible fruits enjoyed in many countries. Many s ...
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Roxb., 1820
**subtribe Lacmelleinae
Pichon ex Leeuwenb., 1994
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Couma
''Couma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to South America and Central America.
;Species
* '' Couma catingae'' Ducke - Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, NW Brazil
* '' Couma gu ...
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Aubl., 1775
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Hancornia
''Hancornia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. It is native to South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay). It contains only one known species, ''Hancornia speciosa ...
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Gomes, 1803
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Lacmellea''
H. Karst., 1857
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Parahancornia
''Parahancornia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1922. It is native to South America.
Species
The following species are currently recognized under Parahancornia:
* '' Parahancornia amara'' ...
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Ducke, 1922
**subtribe Landolphiinae
K. Schum., 1895
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Ancylobothrys
''Ancylobothrys'' (sometimes spelled ''Ancylobotrys'') is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae found in tropical and southern Africa. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 7 species:Search for "Ancylobothrys",
;Specie ...
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Pierre, 1898
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Chamaeclitandra
''Chamaeclitandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1953. It contains only one known species, ''Chamaeclitandra henriquesiana'', native to tropical Africa
Africa is the world's sec ...
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(Stapf) Pichon, 1953
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Clitandra''
Benth., 1849
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Cylindropsis
''Cylindropsis'' is a genus of plants first described in 1898. It contains only one known species, ''Cylindropsis parvifolia'', native to central Africa (Nigeria, Cabinda, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic o ...
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Pierre, 1898
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Dictyophleba''
Pierre, 1898
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Landolphia''
P. Beauv., 1804
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Orthopichonia''
H. Huber, 1962
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Pacouria''
Aubl., 1775
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Saba''
(Pichon) Pichon, 1953
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Vahadenia''
Stapf, 1902
*Tribe Tabernaemontaneae
G. Don, 1838
**subtribe Ambelaniinae
A.O. Simões & M.E. Endress, 2010
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Ambelania
''Ambelania'' is a genus of flowering plants 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 kn ...
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Aubl., 1775
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Macoubea''
Aubl., 1775
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Molongum''
Pichon, 1948
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Mucoa''
Zarucchi, 1988
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Neocouma
''Neocouma'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1898. It is native to northern South America.
;Species
* '' Neocouma parviflora'' (Markgr.) Zarucchi - S Venezuela, N Brazil
* ''Neocouma ternstroemiacea' ...
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Pierre, 1898
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Rhigospira''
Miers, 1878
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Spongiosperma
''Spongiosperma '' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1988. It is native to the South America, nations of Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de l ...
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Zarucchi, 1988
**subtribe Tabernaemontaninae
A.DC., 1844
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Callichilia
''Callichilia'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to tropical Africa.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepts these species:
* ''Callichilia barteri'' (Joseph Dalton Hooker, Hook.f.) Otto Stapf (botanist), Stapf - Togo, ...
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Stapf, 1902
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Calocrater''
K. Schum., 1895
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Carvalhoa''
K. Schum., 1895
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Crioceras''
Pierre, 1897
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Schizozygia''
Baill., 1888
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Tabernaemontana''
L., 1753
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Tabernanthe''
Baill., 1888
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Voacanga''
Thouars, 1806
*Tribe Melodineae
G. Don, 1837
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Diplorhynchus''
Welw. ex Ficalho & Hiern., 1881
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Craspidospermum''
Bojer ex A. DC., 1844
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Melodinus
''Melodinus'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1776. It is native to Indomalaya, Meganesia and various islands in the western Pacific. A type of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids called melodinines can ...
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J.R. Forst. & G. Forst., 1776
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Pycnobotrya
''Pycnobotrya'' is a monotypic genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae found in tropical Africa. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises the single species ''Pycnobotrya nitida''.Search for "Pycnobotrya",
''Pycnobotrya nit ...
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Benth., 1876
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Stephanostegia''
Baill., 1888
*Tribe Hunterieae
Miers, 1878
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Gonioma
''Gonioma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to South Africa, Madagascar, and Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly na ...
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E. Mey., 1938
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Hunteria
''Hunteria'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to Africa and to South and Southeast Asia.
;Species
# '' Hunteria ballayi'' Hua - Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Cameroon ...
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Roxb., 1824
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Picralima''
Pierre, 1896
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Pleiocarpa
''Pleiocarpa'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876. It is native to tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and south to Zimbabwe. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 6 species: ...
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Benth., 1876
*Tribe Amsonieae
M.E. Endress, 2014
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Amsonia''
Walter, 1788
*Tribe Alyxieae
G. Don, 1837
**subtribe Condylocarpinae
Pichon ex Leeuwenb., 1994
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Chilocarpus''
Blume, 1895
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Condylocarpon''
Desf., 1822
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Plectaneia''
Thouars, 1806
**subtribe Alyxiinae
A.DC., 1844
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Alyxia
''Alyxia'' is an Australasian genus of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It contains at present 106 species, but ''Alyxia stellata'' and '' A. tisserantii'' are very variable, might be cryptic species complexes, and are need of ...
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Banks ex R. Br., 1810
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Lepinia''
Decne., 1849
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Lepiniopsis
''Lepiniopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1895. It is native to various islands in Southeast Asia and in the Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five ...
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Valeton, 1895
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Pteralyxia
''Pteralyxia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1895. The entire genus is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major i ...
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K. Schum., 1895
*Tribe Plumerieae
E. Mey., 1838
**subtribe Allamandinae
A.DC., 1844
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Allamanda''
L., 1771
**subtribe Plumeriinae
Pichon ex Leeuwenb., 1994
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Himatanthus''
Willd. ex. Schult., 1819
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Mortoniella''
Woodson, 1939
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Plumeria''
L., 1753
**subtribe Thevetiinae
A.DC., 1844
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Anechites
''Anechites'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Its native range is Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consi ...
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Griseb., 1861
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Cameraria''
L., 1753
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Cerbera''
L., 1753
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Cerberiopsis''
Viell. ex Pancher & Sébert, 1874
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Skytanthus
''Skytanthus'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1834. It is native to Brazil and Chile in South America.
;Species
* '' Skytanthus acutus'' Meyen - from Antofagasta to Coquimbo in N + C Chile
* '' Skytanthu ...
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Meyen, 1834
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Thevetia
''Thevetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described for modern science as a genus in 1758. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and Cuba. The taxonomy of the genus is controversial, with some ...
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L., 1758
*Tribe Carisseae
Dumort, 1829
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Acokanthera
''Acokanthera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It comprises 5 species and is generally restricted to Africa, although '' Acokanthera schimperi'' also occurs in Yemen. Its sap contains the deadly cardiotoxic glycoside '' ...
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G. Don, 1838
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Carissa''
L., 1767
References
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