Abstract
This paper demonstrates that the number of asclepiad species is far higher than commonly thought. A summary count of Periplocoideae, Secamonoideae and Asclepiadoideae gives a total of 3,400 species in 231 genera. Of these, 480 species have been described within the last decade, and the inventory process is far from finished. The establishment of an Asclepiad World Flora is still a challenge for systematists and taxonomists.
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