This is a list of subfamilies and genera of the dogbane family Apocynaceae. A list of synonyms for the various genera is given here, together with supporting references.

Subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae are part of Apocynaceae sensu stricto, whilst the other three subfamilies belong to the former Asclepiadaceae. Apocynoideae Asclepiadoideae Periplocoideae Rauvolfioideae Secamonoideae

Genera 380 genera are currently accepted.Apocynaceae Juss. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 February 2026.

A

Acokanthera Acomosperma Adenium Aganosma Alafia Allamanda Allomarkgrafia Allowoodsonia Alstonia Alyxia Amalocalyx Ambelania Amphineurion Amsonia Ancylobothrys Anechites Anemotrochus Angadenia Anisopus Anisotoma Anodendron Apocynum Apteranthes Araujia Artia Asclepias Asketanthera Aspidoglossum Aspidonepsis Aspidosperma Astephanus Asterostemma Atherandra Atrostemma Australluma Austrochthamalia

B

Baharuia Bahiella Baissea Ballyanthus Barjonia Baroniella Baseonema Batesanthus Baynesia Beaumontia Blepharodon Boucerosia Bousigonia Brachystelma – synonym of Ceropegia Brargentina Bruceholstia Buckollia

C

Caa Calciphila Callichilia Calocrater Calotropis Calyptranthera Cameraria Campestigma Camptocarpus Caralluma Carissa Carruthersia Carvalhoa Cascabela Catharanthus Caudanthera Cerbera Cerberiopsis Ceropegia Chamaeclitandra Chilocarpus Chlorocyathus Chloropetalum Chonemorpha Chthamalia Cibirhiza Cionura Cleghornia Clitandra Condylocarpon Conomitra Cordylogyne Cosmostigma Couma Craspidospermum Crioceras Cristobalia Cryptolepis Cryptostegia Cycladenia Cyclocotyla Cylindropsis Cynanchum

D

Dalzielia Decalepis Decanema Desmidorchis Dewevrella Dictyanthus Dictyophleba Diplolepis Diplorhynchus Dischidanthus Dischidia Ditassa Dolichopetalum Duvalia Duvaliandra × Duvaliaranthus Dyera

E

Echidnopsis Echites Ectadium Ecua Edithcolea Elytropus Emicocarpus Emplectanthus Ephippiocarpa Epigynum Epistemma Eucorymbia Eustegia

F

Fanninia Farquharia Finlaysonia Fischeria Fockea Forsteronia Funastrum Funtumia

G

Galactophora Geissospermum Genianthus – synonym of Secamone Glossostelma Gomphocarpus Gongreos Gongronema Gongronemopsis Gonioma Goniostemma Gonolobus Graciemoriana Gymnanthera Gymnema Gymnemopsis Gyrostelma

H

Hancornia Haplophyton Harmandiella Hemidesmus Hemipogon Heterostemma Heynella Himatanthus Holarrhena Hoodia × Hoodiapelia × Hoodiorbea × Hoodiotriche Hoya Huernia Hunteria Hylaea Hypolobus

I

Ibatia Ichnocarpus Ischnolepis Isonema Ixodonerium

J

Jasminanthes Jobinia

K

Kamettia Kanahia Kerbera Kibatalia Kopsia

L

Lachnostoma Lacmellea Landolphia Larryleachia Laubertia Lavrania Laxoplumeria Leichhardtia Lepinia Lepiniopsis Leptadenia Leuconotis Lygisma

M

Maclaudia Macoubea Macropharynx Macroscepis Mahawoa Malouetia Mandevilla Manothrix Margaretta Marsdenia Mascarenhasia Matelea Melodinus Mesechites Metastelma Meveampelos Micrechites Microloma Microplumeria Microstelma Minaria Miraglossum Molongum Mondia Monolluma Monsanima Morilloa Mortoniella Motandra Mucoa Myriopteron

N

Nautonia Neobracea Neocouma Neoschumannia Nephradenia Nerium Notechidnopsis

O

Ochrosia Odontadenia Odontostephana Oncinema Oncinotis Ophionella Orbea × Orbelia Oreosparte Orinoquia Orthanthera – synonym of Leptadenia Orthopichonia Orthosia Oxypetalum Oxystelma

P

Pachycarpus Pachypodium Pacouria Papuahoya Papuechites Parahancornia Parapodium Parepigynum Parsonsia Pattalias Pectinaria Pentacyphus Pentalinon Pentasacme Pentatropis Pentopetia Peplonia Pergularia Periglossum Periploca Peruviasclepias Pervillaea Petalostelma Petchia Phaeostemma Pherotrichis Philibertia Phyllanthera Piaranthus Picralima Pinochia Plectaneia Pleiocarpa Pleioceras Plumeria Polystemma Pottsia Prestonia Pruskortizia Pseudolachnostoma Pseudolithos Pseudosarcolobus Pteralyxia Ptycanthera Pycnobotrya Pycnorhachis

Q

Quaqua

R

Raphionacme Rauvolfia Rhabdadenia Rhazya Rhigospira Rhodocalyx Rhyssolobium Rhytidocaulon Rhytidostemma Richtersveldia Riocreuxia Riparoampelos Rojasia Rotundanthus Ruehssia

S

Saba Sacleuxia Sarcolobus Sarcorrhiza Schistonema Schizoglossum Schizostephanus Schizozygia Schlechterella Schubertia Scyphostelma Secamone Secamonopsis Secondatia Sicyocarpus Sindechites Sinomarsdenia Sisyranthus Skytanthus Socotrella Solenostemma Spirolobium Spongiosperma × Staparesia Stapelia Stapelianthus Stapeliopsis × Stapvalia Stathmostelma Stelmagonum Stenostelma Stephanostegia Stephanostema Stephanotis Stigmatorhynchus Stipecoma Stomatostemma Strempeliopsis Streptocaulon Streptoechites Strophanthus Suberogerens

T

Tabernaemontana Tabernanthe Tacazzea Talayotea Tassadia Tavaresia Telectadium Telosma Temnadenia Tetragonocarpus Thenardia Thevetia Thoreauea Thyrsanthella Tintinnabularia Topea Toxocarpus Trachelospermum Treutlera Trichosandra × Tridentapelia Tridentea Tromotriche Tweedia Tylodontia

U

Urceola Urostephanus

V

Vahadenia Vailia Vallaris Vallesia Vinca Vincetoxicum Voacanga Vulcanoa

W

White-sloanea Willughbeia Woodia Wrightia

X

Xysmalobium

Z

Zygostelma

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