98. Apocynaceae.—Dogbane Family.
Botanical name:
Herbs, shrubs, or trees. mostly tropical, with a milky juice which is often drastic or poisonous. Leaves mostly opposite, exstipulate. Flowers regular, 5-merous and 5-androus, with the pollen cohering into granular, waxy masses. Fruit a pair of follicles; seeds often comose.
