Scientific name Periploca Rank Genus | ||
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Similar Periploca graeca, Periploca sepium, Periploca angustifolia, Apocynaceae, Periploca aphylla |
Periploca is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae family, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.

- Periploca aphylla Decne. - Middle East from Sinai to Pakistan
- Periploca calophylla (Wight) Falc. - S China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, E Himalayas, Vietnam
- Periploca chevalieri Browicz - Cape Verde Islands
- Periploca chrysantha D.S. Yao, X.D. Chen & J.W. Ren - Gansu Province in China
- Periploca floribunda Tsiang - Yunnan, Vietnam
- Periploca forrestii Schltr. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal
- Periploca graeca L. - Mediterranean
- Periploca hydaspidis Falc. - Kashmir
- Periploca laevigata Aiton - Spain, Sicily, Crete, North Africa, Canary Islands
- Periploca linearifolia Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich - Ethiopia
- Periploca nigrescens Afzel. - W Africa
- Periploca refractifolia Gilli - Tanzania
- Periploca sepium Bunge - widespread across much of China
- Periploca tsiangii D. Fang & H.Z. Ling - Guangxi Province in China
- Periploca visciformis (Vatke) K. Schum. - Somalia



References
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