Definition: The milkweed plant family of the order Gentianales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. It includes many tropical herbs and shrubby climbers; most with milky juice. Flowers have five united petals. Fruits are podlike, usually with tufted seeds.
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ExamplesAsclepias; Calotropis; Cryptolepis; Cynanchum; Gymnema; Hemidesmus; Marsdenia; Periploca; Tylophora
Other names Gongronemas; Cryptostegias; Carallumas; Gongronema; Caralluma; Gomphocarpus; Cryptostegia