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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales — many tropical and subtropical latex-bearing plants including the oleander and periwinkle.

Etymologies

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Apocynum +‎ -aceae

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Examples

  • Canopy layers are populated largely by tree species of the families Lauraceae, Apocynaceae, Leguminosae and their respective genera Ocotea, Aspidosperma, and Machaerium.

    Parañá-Paraíba interior forests 2008

  • Species found associated with these mangroves because of their location adjacent to tropical forests and because of high freshwater input include the tropical forest species, leguminosae vine (Dalbergia brownei), and Apocynaceae liana (Rhabdadenia biflora); freshwater macrophytes, Araceae Montrichardia arborescens, and Leguminosae Mora oleifera; and palm species, Euterpe oleracea and Orbygnia martiana.

    Pará mangroves 2007

  • Vinca from Latin vincire "to bind, fetter" is a genus of five species of in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia.

    VINCA MINOR ALBA FOR ELEGANCE Pooky 2009

  • Species found associated with these mangroves because of their location adjacent to tropical forests and because of high freshwater input include the tropical forest species, leguminosae vine (Dalbergia brownei), and Apocynaceae liana (Rhabdadenia biflora) as well as freshwater macrophytes, Araceae Montrichardia arborescens, and Leguminosae Mora oleifera; and palm species, Euterpe oleracea and Orbygnia martiana.

    Amapa mangroves 2008

  • Winter growth phenology and leaf orientation in Pachypodium namaquanum (Apocynaceae) in the Succulent Karoo of the Richtersveld, South Africa.

    Biological diversity in the Succulent Karoo 2008

  • Over 1,100 species of plants occur, with well-represented families including Apocynaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Euphorbiaceae, and Rubiaceae.

    Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests 2008

  • There has also been considerable diversification in many other succulent plant lineages, including the Crassulaceae (Crassula and Tylecodon), Aloaceae (Haworthia and Aloe), Apocynaceae (Stapelieae), and Euphorbia.

    Succulent Karoo 2008

  • Species found associated with these mangroves because of their location adjacent to tropical forests and because of high freshwater input include the tropical forest species, leguminosae vine (Dalbergia brownei), and Apocynaceae liana (Rhabdadenia biflora); freshwater macrophytes, Araceae Montrichardia arborescens, and Leguminosae Mora oleifera; and palm species, Euterpe oleracea and Orbygnia martiana.

    Maranhao mangroves 2007

  • The emergent and canopy layers are rich in tree species of Leguminosae (Peltophorum dubium), Meliaceae (Cedrella fissilis) and Apocynaceae (Aspidosperma pyricollum).

    Caatinga Enclaves moist forests 2007

  • Plants of the families Apocynaceae and Euphorbiacea, abound; but there is nothing that can be called a forest, and the whole country has a parched and desolate appearance, contrasting strongly with the lofty forest trees and perennial verdure of the Moluccas or of Singapore.

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

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