Periploca (plant)


Periploca is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.
;Species
  1. Periploca aphylla Decne. - Middle East from Sinai to Pakistan
  2. Periploca calophylla Falc. - S China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, E Himalayas, Vietnam
  3. Periploca chevalieri Browicz - Cape Verde Islands
  4. Periploca chrysantha D.S. Yao, X.D. Chen & J.W. Ren - Gansu Province in China
  5. Periploca floribunda Tsiang - Yunnan, Vietnam
  6. Periploca forrestii Schltr. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal
  7. Periploca graeca L. - Mediterranean
  8. Periploca hydaspidis Falc. - Kashmir
  9. Periploca laevigata Aiton - Canary Islands, Savage Islands
  10. Periploca linearifolia Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich - Ethiopia
  11. Periploca nigrescens Afzel. - W Africa
  12. Periploca refractifolia Gilli - Tanzania
  13. Periploca sepium Bunge - widespread across much of China
  14. Periploca tsiangii D. Fang & H.Z. Ling - Guangxi Province in China
  15. Periploca visciformis K. Schum. - Somalia
;formerly included