Matelea
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]
| Matelea | |
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| Matelea denticulata[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Matelea Aubl.[2] |
Selected species
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Formerly placed here
- Gonolobus suberosus (L.) R.Br. (as M. gonocarpos (Walter) Shinners or M. suberosa (L.) Shinners)
References
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- 1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
- "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.
- "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: 193–244. doi:10.2307/2394270.
- "GRIN Species Records of Matelea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
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