Definition of Asclepiadaceae

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Asclepiadaceae
Noun
1. widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
(synonym) family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family
(hypernym) dicot family, magnoliopsid family
(member-holonym) Gentianales, order Gentianales
(member-meronym) asclepiad

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Asclepiadoideae
According to APG II, the Asclepiadaceae 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, all belonging to the order Gentianales. The name comes from the type genus Asclepias (milkweeds).

There are 348 genera, with about 2900 species. They are mainly located in the tropics to subtropics, especially in Africa and South America.


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