Milkvine

Matelea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines.^[3] Some people consider Chthamalia to be a synonym to or a subgenus of Matelea.^[4]

Selected species

• Matelea alabamensis (Vail) Woodson
• Matelea arizonica (A.Gray) Shinners
• Matelea atrostellata Rintz
• Matelea balbisii (Decne.) Woodson
• Matelea baldwyniana (Sweet) Woodson
• Matelea biflora (Raf.) Woodson
• Matelea borinquensis Alain
• Matelea brevicoronata (B.L. Rob) Woodson
• Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson
• Matelea cordifolia (A.Gray) Woodson
• Matelea cynanchoides (Engelm. & A.Gray) Woodson
• Matelea chimboracensis Morillo
• Matelea denticulata (Vahl) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz
• Matelea decipiens Woodson
• Matelea ecuadorensis (Schltr.) Morillo
• Matelea edwardsensis Correll^[5]
• Matelea fimbriatiflora Morillo
• Matelea flavidula (Chapm.) Woodson
• Matelea floridana (Vail) Woodson
• Matelea harlingii Morillo
• Matelea honorana Morillo
• Matelea lanata (Zucc.) Woodson
• Matelea jaramilloi Morillo
• Matelea maritima (Jacq.) Woodson
• Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson
• Matelea orthoneura Morillo
• Matelea parviflora (Torr.) Woodson
• Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson
• Matelea pastazana Morillo
• Matelea porphyrocephala Morillo
• Matelea producta (Torr.) Woodson
• Matelea pubiflora (Decne.) Woodson
• Matelea radiata Correll
• Matelea reticulata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Woodson
• Matelea sagittifolia (A. Gray) Woodson
• Matelea sintenisii (Schltr.) Woodson
• Matelea sprucei Morillo
• Matelea texensis Correll
• Matelea variifolia (Schltr.) Woodson^[6]
• Matelea woodsonii Shinners

Formerly placed here

• Gonolobus suberosus (L.) R.Br. (as M. gonocarpos (Walter) Shinners or M. suberosa (L.) Shinners)

References

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