Matelea
Matelea | |
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Matelea denticulata[2] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
Genus: | Matelea Aubl.[1] |
Synonyms[3] | |
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Matelea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines.[4] Some people consider Chthamalia to be a synonym to or a subgenus of Matelea.[5]
Selected species
Formerly placed here
- Gonolobus suberosus (L.) R.Br. (as M. gonocarpos (Walter) Shinners or M. suberosa (L.) Shinners)
- Orinoquia yanomamica (Morillo) Morillo (as M. yanomamica Morillo)
References
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- ^ "Genus: Matelea Aubl". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-03-13. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ 1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
- ^ [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30001048-2 Matelea Aubl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Matelea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ Woodson, Robert E. (1941). "The North American Asclepiadaceae. I. Perspective of the Genera". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 28 (2): 193–244. doi:10.2307/2394270. JSTOR 2394270.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Matelea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-27.