This is a large group of plants, and inevitably interest has centred around the succulents. Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents. Pdf corona development and floral nectaries of asclepiadeae. In this language arts worksheet, your child gets practice looking up words in a dictionary, writing words in alphabetical order, and drawing. A family with 175180 genera and 2200 species willis, dict. According to apg ii, the asclepiadaceae, commonly known as milkweed family, is a former plant family now treated as a subfamily subfamily asclepiadoideae in the apocynaceae bruyns 2000 they form a group of perennial herbs, twining shrubs, lianas or rarely trees but notably also contain a significant number of leafless stem succulents. In india 332 species belonging to 35 genera are found. Eddmaps distribution this map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. Douglas stevens3 herbs, shrubs, or rarely treelike, with milky or, less often, clear latex. The milkweeds are perennial herbs, shrubs or rarely trees, usually with acrid, milky juice and opposite or sometimes whorled leaves. Llifle encyclopedias succulents family asclepiadaceae hoodia. Vernakakatundithis is a perennial herb or a small shrub. Asclepias spp the genus is named after asclepios, son of apollo and god of medicine for ancient greeks. Introduction the family asclepiadaceae is a large one comprising over 320 genera and 1700 species.
Asclepiadoideae, the milkweed subfamily of the floweringplant family apocynaceae order gentianales, including more than 214 genera and about 2,400 species of tropical herbs or shrubby climbers, rarely shrubs or trees. The present study documents the traditional knowledge and micropropagation strategies of medicinal plants belonging to family asclepiadaceae with particular. Genera 16 are sometimes placed in a separate family, the periplocaceae, here regarded as a subfamily, periplocoideae. Llifle encyclopedias succulents family asclepiadaceae. Mostly perennial herbs, including many scandent types and some stem succulents similar to those found in the cactaceae and euphorbia, with some shrubs and, rarely, trees. According to rendle there are about 280 genera and over 1800 species in this family. Asclepiadaceae milkweed family cynanchum barbigerum bearded swallowwort, thicket threadvine what is the leaf shape. Information about family asclepiadaceae in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Asclepiadaceae starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters a, as, asc, ascl, ascle, and the ending characters are e, ae, eae, ceae, aceae, definition widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order gentianales. Word games by school grade from kindergarten to grade 12. They form a group of perennial herbs, twining shrubs, lianas or rarely trees but notably also contain a significant number of leafless stem succulents.
As per apg ii, family asclepiadaceae is now treated as a subfamily asclepiadoideae under family apocynaceae. Information provided is without warranty or claim of accuracy. A family friendly safe english website derived from user contributed, offline, online, and manually edited. Ceropegia armandii is a highly succulent and stapeliadlike succulent from a small tuber. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The international asclepiad society ias came into being in 1976 to bring together anyone interested in growing and studying members of the plant family asclepiadaceae. In includes 320 genera and 2,000 species of world wide distribution, but mostly confined to tropics and subtropics. Milkweeds of texas and mexico family asclepiadaceae. The flowers are bisexual and regular, typically grouped in clusters. Pdf calotropis procera, a desert shrub with large succulent leaves, but. The leaves are simple and nearly always opposite or whorled.
The plant list includes 18,497 scientific plant names of species rank for the family apocynaceae. Apocynaceae from apocynum, greek for dogaway 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. Traditional uses of medicinal plants of asclepiadaceae by. Asclepiadaceae milkweed family oak openings metropark, lucas county, ohio notes. Native plant database lady bird johnson wildflower center. The family asclepiadaceae is commonly known as milk weed family. It is always a thrill to find this plant and i find it very difficult to pull myself away from it. In includes 320 genera and 2,000 species of world wide distribution, but mostly confined to. Asclepiadoideae, formerly asclepiadaceae, the milkweed subfamily of the floweringplant family apocynaceae order gentianales, including more than 214 genera and about 2,400 species of tropical herbs or shrubby climbers, rarely shrubs or trees.
Bluntleaved sand, clasping milkweed asclepias amplexicaulis sm. Plants of the family asclepiadaceae are characterized by the presence of a milky juice often poisonous and intraxylary phloem bast. What a fabulously intricately beautifully captivating plant. Some plants are ornamental while certain others are of medicinal value. Lady bird johnson wildflower center focused on protecting and preserving north americas native plants through native plant lists and image galleries, conservation, education, natural landscapes, seed collection millennium seed bank msb project, preserving and restoring native communities, spreading awareness on invasive species and gardening to attract wildlife. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Asclepiadaceae by ocybadistes walkeri sothis lepidoptera hesperiidae. Apocynaceae dogbane and asclepiadaceae milkweeds have been combined thorne 1992 into one single family deeming asclepiadaceae a subfamily.
Synonyms for family asclepiadaceae in free thesaurus. Family overview the gentianales asclepiadaceae the milkweed family. The asclepiadaceae are mostly herbs and shrubs with white sap comprising about 250 genera and 2,000 species, many of which are lianous and some of which are cactuslike succulents with reduced leaves. The asteridae family overview the gentianales asclepiadaceae the milkweed family. It is a complex structure formed by the fusion of the stamens, styles, and stigmatic surfaces. Gonolobus, an edible vine from asclepiadaceae family. Genera 16 are sometimes placed in a separate family, the periplocaceae, here regarded as a. Ethnobotanical studies were conducted to collect information about medicinal plants of asclepiadaceae used in the treatments of various ailments and to identify the knowledgeable traditional healers among different communities in rural areas of madurai district, tamil nadu, india. Members of the family are native to the european, asian, african, australian, and american tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members. The slender stems climb into shrubs and trees or spread on the ground rooting below. Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word family asclepiadaceae. Asclepiadaceae plants of the milkweed familynow considered a subfamily of the dogbane family. It was formerly treated as its own family asclepiadaceae.
Family elementary lower intermediate intermediate exercises home. Asclepias asperula most common in western half of texas. Asclepiad definition of asclepiad by the free dictionary. Papaveraceae is renowned worldwide for its beautiful and useful plants the family is mainly in the northern hemisphere with numerous species in eastern asia as well as western north america, including california the family is noted for its alkaloids and opiates, which are widely used in medicine as well as misused as narcotics. Some authorities include this family in the apocynaceae. Asclepiadaceae article about asclepiadaceae by the free. While many plants belonging to this family have been investigated, alkaloids have been encountered only in a few. Asclepiadaceae includes some 250 genera and over 2000 species, widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, especially in africa and southern south america, with a moderate representation in northern and southeastern asia. Information presented in this document was gathered from different community people. Opinion seems to be divided about segregating periplocaceae from asclepiadaceae. This page was last edited on 24 january 2018, at 08. Asclepiadaceae definition of asclepiadaceae by merriam.
Leaves simple, opposite or occasionally whorled, very rarely alternate, usually without. Heliconia adflexa, coban, guatemala, hotel monja blanca, flaar, by nicholas hellmuth. Questa pagina e nata per far conoscere meglio le asclepiadaceae e tutte le sue varieta. Search our extensive database for photos of hundreds of wildflower species. Leaves simple, opposite or occasionally whorled, very rarely alternate, usually without obvious stipules, margin nearly always entire. Asclepiadaceae synonyms, asclepiadaceae pronunciation, asclepiadaceae translation, english dictionary definition of asclepiadaceae. The fruit has two follicles, which are somewhat forkshaped and resemble a swallows tail. According to apg ii, the asclepiadaceae, commonly known as milkweed family, is a former plant family now treated as a subfamily subfamily asclepiadoideae in the apocynaceae bruyns 2000. Pollinia morphology to some members of asclepiadaceae of pakistan. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants. When time and funding permit, each flower each plant species will have its own page, and its own pdf, and eventually its own ppt so that professors and students have plenty of material on guatemala and honduras, etc to study. Asclepiadaceae milkweed, a family of dicotyledonous plants.
The morphological diversification of pollinia of some members. Pdf volatile compounds produced by calotropis procera family. A revised classification of the apocynaceae sl core. Asclepiadaceae milkweed family perennial herbs, vines, and shrubs with milky sap, some cactuslike leaves opposite or whorled, simple, entire flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, with elaborate corona containing hoods and horns, highly specialized pollination mechanism, pollen contained in waxy pollinia connected in pairs to glands, stamens and carpels united into. General characters, distribution, important plants. Here we again assess the relationship between the apocynaceae and the asclepiadaceae, and we present our arguments for the recognition of a single family. The gynostegium is a typical feature of members of the milkweed family asclepiadaceae. Asclepias curassavica l scarlet milkweed, bloodflower, silkweed, butterfly weed. Asclepiadaceae leaves that aid in the repulsion of grazers. Asclepiadaceae definition of asclepiadaceae by the free.
Pollinium pollinia are pollen masses from adjacent anther sacs, connected by translators to the. The asclepiadaceae group opened on june the th, 2011. Asclepiadaceae definition is a widely distributed family of herbs or shrubs order gentianales mostly with milky juice and with umbellate flowers that have a prominent corona between corolla and stamens. According to apg ii, the asclepiadaceae, commonly known as milkweed family, is a former.
The morphological diversification of pollinia of some. Members of the family asclepiadaceae are unique due to the association of pollen grains that form a. Shoots of common milkweed arise from rootstock buds of the root system. Stapelia, caralluma, huernia and other stapeliads, as well as ceropegia, hoya, etc. The name comes from the type genus asclepias milkweeds. Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles. A list of all accepted names in apocynaceae is available in csv format.
Asclepiadaceae definition is a widely distributed family of herbs or shrubs order gentianales mostly with milky juice and with umbellate flowers that have a. Volatile compounds produced by calotropis procera family. Species of apocynaceae contained within the plant list belong to 402 plant genera. Asclepiadaceae definition of asclepiadaceae by merriamwebster.
Classification for kingdom plantae down to family asclepiadaceae. Pdf flowers of asclepiadoideae are notable for possessing. Asclepias is the only genus from this family represented at arches national park. Canyons of the ancients national monument, may 12, 2011 and april 23, 2009. Asclepiadaceae fruit is a follicle and when dry, seed dispersal is by wind. If you know of other people who like this succulent plant. About the classification report about the classification download. Calotropis gigantea belongs to the family apocynaceae and has received considerable.
Genera 710 belong to the secamonoideae and the remaining genera to the asclepiadoideae. Bruyns 2000, a revised classification of the apocynaceae s. My name is in this writing worksheet, your kids get practice writing their name, age, and address and drawing a selfportrait and a picture of where they live. Pollinia morphology to some members of asclepiadaceae of. Definition of family asclepiadaceae in the dictionary. They are creeping, climbing, or erect shrubs or subshrubs. Asclepiadaceae widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order gentianales. Calotropis procera small crown flower stapelia gigantea. Family asclepiadaceae synonyms, family asclepiadaceae. Free printable kindergarten writing worksheets, word lists. A bold and distinct twining evergreen climber or robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn. You can come here to talk about this succulent family or share photos or information.