†family Apocynaceae de Jussieu 1789
PaleoDB taxon number: 54731
Parent taxon: Gentianales according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Asclepiadaceae, Geniostomaceae, Gentianaceae, Jenkinsella, Loganiaceae, Strychnaceae
Subtaxa: Alyxia, Apocynocarpum, Apocynophyllum, Apocynospermum, Aspidospermoxylon, Cricotriporites, Cypselites, Fezzania, Landolphia, Leakeyia, Lyonsiaephyllum, Neritinium, Nerium, Ochrosella, Ochrosoidea, Plumieroideae, Rauvolfia, Tabernaemontana, Tabernaemontanophyllum