Is dogbane found throughout the world?

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Dogbane is the common name for some members of the Apocynaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees found in most parts of the world but especially in the tropics, where they are often climbing forms. Many species are native to or naturalized in North America. Some dogbanes are ornamentals, e.g., the shrubby oleanders, or rosebays (genus Nerium ), the yellow oleander ( Thevetia neriifolia ), and the small blue-flowered periwinkles, or running myrtle (chiefly Vinca minor), all of which are evergreen plants native to the Old World.