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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)



	GRIN Taxonomy for Plants

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Family: Apocynaceae Juss., nom. cons.
subfam. Asclepiadoideae

Family number: 1694. Last updated: 12-Apr-2007.
Number of accepted genera: 200.
Type genus: Asclepias L.
Comment: dicot.

Complete list of genera

References for subfamily:

There are no references for this subfamily in GRIN.

Tribes for Asclepiadoideae:

Subfamily	Tribe	Subtribe
Asclepiadoideae	Asclepiadeae
Asclepiadoideae	Asclepiadeae	Asclepiadinae
Asclepiadoideae	Asclepiadeae	Astephaninae
Asclepiadoideae	Asclepiadeae	Cynanchinae
Asclepiadoideae	Asclepiadeae	Gonolobinae
Asclepiadoideae	Asclepiadeae	Metastelmatinae
Asclepiadoideae	Asclepiadeae	Oxypetalinae
Asclepiadoideae	Asclepiadeae	Tylophorinae
Asclepiadoideae	Ceropegieae
Asclepiadoideae	Ceropegieae	Anisotominae
Asclepiadoideae	Ceropegieae	Heterostemminae
Asclepiadoideae	Ceropegieae	Leptadeniinae
Asclepiadoideae	Ceropegieae	Stapeliinae
Asclepiadoideae	Fockeeae
Asclepiadoideae	Marsdenieae

Images:

Disseminule drawings (Gomphocarpus physocarpus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Gomphocarpus physocarpus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Forestry Images (Asclepias asperula): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Asclepias speciosa): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Asclepias syriaca): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Asclepias tuberosa): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Asclepias viridis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Calotropis gigantea): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cynanchum laeve): from www.forestryimages.org
Seed (Araujia sericifera): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Asclepias curassavica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Asclepias incarnata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Asclepias mexicana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Asclepias speciosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Asclepias syriaca): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Asclepias tuberosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Asclepias verticillata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Calotropis procera): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Cynanchum laeve): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Cynanchum vincetoxicum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Metaplexis japonica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Morrenia odorata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Orbea variegata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Vincetoxicum hirundinaria): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Asclepias incarnata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Fockea multiflora): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Gonolobus edulis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Hoya carnosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Morrenia odorata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds or fruits (Asclepias syriaca): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?1694 (20 May 2013)

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