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 angustifolia Labill. - North Africa, South Europe (Kriti, Sicilia, Spain)
2. Periploca aphylla Decne. - Middle East from Sinai to Pakistan
3. Periploca calophylla (Wight) Falc. - S China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, E Himalayas, Vietnam
4. Periploca chevalieri Browicz - Cape Verde Islands
5. Periploca chrysantha D.S. Yao, X.D. Chen & J.W. Ren - Gansu Province in China
6. Periploca floribunda Tsiang - Yunnan, Vietnam
7. Periploca forrestii Schltr. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal
8. Periploca gracilis Boiss. - Cyprus, Turkey
9. Periploca graeca L. - Mediterranean
10. Periploca hydaspidis Falc. - Kashmir
11. Periploca laevigata Aiton - Canary Islands, Savage Islands
12. Periploca linearifolia Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich - Ethiopia
13. Periploca purpurea Kerr - Thailand
14. Periploca sepium Bunge - widespread across much of China
15. Periploca somaliensis Browicz - Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia
16. Periploca tsiangii D. Fang & H.Z. Ling - Guangxi Province in China
17. Periploca visciformis (Vatke) K. Schum. - Somalia

formerly included

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