English: Dogbane family.
Botany: 84 genera; ± 1000 species; ovaries distinct; stylar head; milky sap.
DD:
Nitrogenium;
Sulphur; Muriaticum;
Silver series.
TaxonomyIn the
Apg3 classification Asclepiadaceae is included in
Apocynaceae. This is done to make
Apocynaceae monophyletic.
In the
Plant theory Apocynaceae is split in Rauvolfieae and
Apocyneae, the two subfamilies of
Apocynaceae. Rauvolfieae,
Apocyneae and
Asclepiadaceae are all three monophyletic. Rauvolfieae is placed in
Subphase 5.