Apocynaceae
Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G.Don
Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G.Don
Alstonia macrophylla is a tall Southeast Asian tree with useful timber used for reforestation in introduced Sri Lanka.
Alstonia muelleriana Domin
Alstonia muelleriana Domin
Alstonia muelleriana, or hard milkwood, is an evergreen tree with a restricted range in northeastern Queensland and southwestern Papua New Guinea.
Kopsia fruticosa (Ker Gawl.) A.DC.
Kopsia fruticosa (Ker Gawl.) A.DC.
Kopsia is an Apocynaceae plant genus described in 1823, native to East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and western Pacific islands.
Ochrosia elliptica Labill.
Ochrosia elliptica Labill.
Ochrosia elliptica is a small poisonous tree grown ornamentally and used for medicine and beads.
Ochrosia oppositifolia (Lam.) K.Schum.
Ochrosia oppositifolia (Lam.) K.Schum.
Ochrosia oppositifolia is a small to medium tree native to tropical regions from the Seychelles to the Pacific, used in local medicine.
Catharanthus ovalis Markgr.
Catharanthus ovalis Markgr.
Catharanthus ovalis is an endemic Madagascan flowering plant in the dogbane family with glabrous stems, oval sessile leaves, and pink-lobed corollas.
Catharanthus pusillus (Murray) G.Don
Catharanthus pusillus (Murray) G.Don
Catharanthus pusillus, the tiny periwinkle, is the smallest Apocynaceae species in its genus, found in India and Sri Lanka.
Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz
Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz
Rauvolfia serpentina is a folk-medicine Apocynaceae species native to South and East Asia with documented potential adverse effects.
Hancornia speciosa Gomes
Hancornia speciosa Gomes
Hancornia is a native South American flowering plant genus holding only one known species, Hancornia speciosa, called mangabeira.
Landolphia kirkii Dyer
Landolphia kirkii Dyer
Landolphia kirkii is a plant with defined leaf, flower and fruit traits, producing large green edible spherical fruits.
Ancylobothrys petersiana (Klotzsch) Pierre
Ancylobothrys petersiana (Klotzsch) Pierre
Ancylobothrys petersiana, climbing wild apricot, is a climbing shrub with edible sour fruit native to eastern and southern Africa and nearby islands.
Alyxia stellata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Roem. & Schult.
Alyxia stellata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Roem. & Schult.
Alyxia stellata (maile) is a variable fragrant flowering plant in the dogbane family native to the tropical Pacific.
Alyxia spicata R.Br.
Alyxia spicata R.Br.
Alyxia spicata, the chain fruit, is an Apocynaceae shrub or vine native to New Guinea and Australian tropics.
Alyxia sinensis Champion ex Benth.
Alyxia sinensis Champion ex Benth.
Alyxia sinensis is a threatened Apocynaceae flowering plant native to East and Southeast Asia with orange berries and whorled leaves.
Alyxia ilicifolia subsp. magnifolia (Bailey) P.I.Forst.
Alyxia ilicifolia subsp. magnifolia (Bailey) P.I.Forst.
Alyxia ilicifolia subsp. magnifolia is a 2–5 m tall rainforest shrub endemic to northeast Queensland.
Amsonia hubrichtii Woodson
Amsonia hubrichtii Woodson
Amsonia hubrichtii is a feathery blue-flowered plant native to Arkansas and Oklahoma, where it is listed as endangered in Oklahoma.
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. repens (Shinners) J.K.Williams
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. repens (Shinners) J.K.Williams
Amsonia tabernaemontana, eastern bluestar, is a North American Apocynaceae flowering plant found in central and eastern North America.
Carissa carandas L.
Carissa carandas L.
Carissa carandas L. is a hardy drought-tolerant Apocynaceae shrub cultivated for its edible fruit used in food and Ayurvedic medicine.
Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd
Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd
Acokanthera oppositifolia, the poison arrow tree, is a toxic African shrub used to make arrow poison.
Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Benth. & Hook.fil. ex B.D.Jacks.
Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Benth. & Hook.fil. ex B.D.Jacks.
Acokanthera oblongifolia is an evergreen shrub or small tree in Apocynaceae native to Mozambique and South Africa, used for medicine and arrow poison.
Melodinus acutiflorus F.Muell.
Melodinus acutiflorus F.Muell.
Melodinus acutiflorus F.Muell. is an Apocynaceae vine native to Australia and Papua New Guinea, formally described in 1857 by Ferdinand von Mueller.
Diplorhynchus condylocarpon (Müll.Arg.) Pichon
Diplorhynchus condylocarpon (Müll.Arg.) Pichon
Diplorhynchus condylocarpon is a shrub or small tree native to southern Africa, used locally in traditional medicine.
Cerbera odollam Gaertn.
Cerbera odollam Gaertn.
Cerbera odollam is a toxic plant used historically in trials by ordeal, and currently for poisonings, suicides, and modern agricultural and energy uses.
Cerbera floribunda K.Schum.
Cerbera floribunda K.Schum.
Cerbera floribunda is a toxic tropical tree that has a key symbiotic seed dispersal relationship with southern cassowaries.
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