Apocynaceae

Dogbane and oleander family of flowering plants

Apocynaceae (from Apocynum, literally "away-dog" in Greek, i.e. "[that which takes] away [the life of a] dog") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable members of the family include oleander, dogbanes, milkweeds, wax plants and periwinkles.

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