What is Apocynaceae?
{{Automatic taxobox | image = Apocynum cannabinum 5.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Apocynum cannabinum]]'' | taxon = Apocynaceae | authority = [[Antoine Laurent de Jussieu|Juss.]] | type_genus = ''[[Apocynum]]'' | type_genus_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] | synonyms = *Asclepiadaceae <small>[[Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen|Borkh.]]</small> (nom. cons.) *Periplocaceae <small>[[Rudolf Schlechter|Schltr.]]</small> (nom. cons.) *Plumeriaceae <small>[[Paul Fedorowitsch Horaninow|Horan.]]</small> *Stapeliaceae <small>[[Paul Fedorowitsch Horaninow|Horan.]]</small> *Vincaceae <small>[[Lorenz Chrysanth von Vest|Vest]]</small> *Willughbeiaceae <small>[[Jacob Georg Agardh|J. Agardh]]</small> }} The '''Apocynaceae''' or '''dogbane family''' is a family of [[flowering plant]]s in the order [[Gentianales]]. It includes [[tree]]s, [[shrub]]s, [[herb]]s, and [[liana]]s. They usually have a milky sap. There are about 200 genera and 2,000 species. {{Biology-stub}} [[Category:Apocynaceae]]