Asclepiadoideae
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| Matelea denticulata | |
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| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae
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The Asclepiadaceae, commonly known as the milkweed family, is a former plant family now treated as a subfamily (subfamily Asclepiadoideae) in the Apocynaceae. They form a group of perennial herbs, twining shrubs, lianas or rarely trees but notably also contain a significant number of leafless stem succulents, all belonging to the order Gentianales. The name comes from the type genus Asclepias (milkweeds).
Asclepiadoideae Media
Self made picture of Asclepia_syriaca flowers,take summer 2008,
Microloma calycinum, Richtersveld, South Africa
Caralluma acutangula, Burkina Faso
Leptadenia pyrotechnica, Burkina Faso
Aasblume (Stapelia gigantea)
Stephanotis floribunda
