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Apocynaceae is an important family in angiosperms, also known as the dogbane family of flowering plants. It is a large family comprising approximately 5000 species and 415 genera according to updated classification (Endress et al., 2014). The family is widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of the world, although some species can also be found in temperate regions. Robert Brown (1810) separated the family Asclepediaceae from Apocynaceae for easier understanding of these two large families. Apocynaceae consists of five subfamilies: Rauvolfioideae, Apocynoideae, Periplocoideae, Secamonoideae, and Asclepiadoideae. Most of the members of this family are poisonous. Apocynaceae plants are rich in cardiac glycosides and various alkaloids and therefore are widely used for various medicinal applications.
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Patil, R.H., Patil, M.P., Maheshwari, V.L. (2023). Morphology, Ecology, Taxonomy, Diversity, Habitat and Geographical Distribution of the Apocynaceae Family. In: Apocynaceae Plants. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5406-3_1
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