Oleander family

Apocynaceae in Australia

ASTERIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Christine Ashe

(updated 17 March 2010)

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Flowers in Australia

Acokanthera oppositifolia Poison Bush Sydney, August 2006	Allamanda violacea Purple Allamanda Sydney, August 2006	Araujia sericifera Moth Plant Concord, January 2007	Asclepias curassavica Blood Flower Concord, October 2006
Cerbera manghas Australian Native Fangipani Magnetic Island, January 2008 Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson	Ceropegia Chain of Hearts Wyee, April 2007	Dipladenia sanderi Brazilian Jasmine Sydney, August 2006	Gomphocarpus fruticosus Milkweed Sydney, August 2006
Hoya carnosa Wax Flower Magnetic Island, February 2008 Photo: courtesy of Donald Simpson	Marsdenia rostrata Common Milk Vine Bribie Island, January 1992	Marsdenia suaveolens Scented Milk Vine New South Wales coast, February 1993	Nerium oleander Oleander Sydney, August 2006
Ochrosia elliptica Bloodhorn Magnetic Island, September 2008 Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson	Parsonsia straminea Strawpod Wyee, February 2007	Plumeria alba Frangipani Lidcombe, November 2006	Plumeria obtusa Singapore Plumeria Bundaberg, October 2006
Plumeria rubra Red Frangipani Sydney, March 2008	Stapelia lepida Carrion Flower Wyee, January 2006	Strophanthus speciosus Forest Poison Rope Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, November 2007	Tabernaemontana cerifera New Caledonian Jasmine Wyee, February 2007
Thevetia peruviana Yellow Oleander Sydney, August 2006	Trachelospermum jasminoides Star Jasmine Sydney, October 2006	Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Tricolor' Confederate Jasmine Sydney, December 2006	Vinca major Greater Periwinkle Sydney, August 2007

Vinca minor Periwinkle Sydney, August 2006

Despite being poisonous to humans, species in Apocynaceae are the favoured foodplant of many caterpillars of Australian butterflies and moths, including:

Euploea core	Euploea algea	Euploea sylvester	Danaus affinis	Danaus chrysippus	Danaus plexippus
Tirumala hamata	Digama marmorea	Amerila rubripes'	Dichromia quinqualis	Fodina ostorius	Mecodina praecipua
Agathia pisina	Comostola chlorargyra	Euclasta maceratalis	Glyphodes microta	Parotis marginata	Glyphodes onychinalis

Euclasta whalleyi

Daphnis placida

Nephele subvaria