What is Asclepiadoideae?
{{taxobox |name = Asclepiadaceae |image =Matelea_denticulata_-_Köhler–s_Medizinal-Pflanzen-067.jpg |image_caption = Matelea denticulata |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]] |ordo = [[Gentianales]] |familia = [[Apocynaceae]] |subfamilia = '''Asclepiadoideae''' |subdivision_ranks = Genera |subdivision = See text }} The '''Asclepiadaceae''', commonly known as the '''milkweed family''', is a former [[plant]] family now treated as a subfamily (subfamily '''Asclepiadoideae''') in the [[Apocynaceae]]. They form a group of perennial [[herb]]s, twining [[shrub]]s, [[liana]]s 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'' ([[milkweed]]s). {{biology-stub}} [[category:Apocynaceae]]