''Matelea'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...
. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines.
Some people consider ''
Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
,
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
accepted the following species:
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Matelea abbreviata''
Standl. & L.O.Williams
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Matelea acevedoi''
Morillo
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Matelea acuminata''
(Griseb.) Woodson
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Matelea adenocardia''
(Standl.) Woodson
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Matelea alabamensis''
(Vail) Woodson
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Matelea alainii''
Woodson
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Matelea altamirana''
Morillo
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Matelea ampiyacuensis''
Morillo
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Matelea andina''
(Malme) Morillo
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Matelea angustifolia''
(Griseb.) Greuter & Liede
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Matelea angustiloba''
(B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) W.D.Stevens
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Matelea annulata
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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Alain
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Matelea araneosa''
(Donn.Sm.) Woodson
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Matelea asplundii''
(Malme) Morillo
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Matelea atrocoronata''
(Brandegee) Woodson
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Matelea atrolingua
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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Morillo, I.L.Morais & Farinaccio
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Matelea atrostellata
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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Rintz
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Matelea attenuata
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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(Rusby) Morillo
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Matelea bahiensis
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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Morillo & Fontella
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Matelea baldwyniana
''Matelea baldwyniana'' is a species of climbing or trailing vine with white flowers in the family Apocynaceae (dogbane), known by the common name Baldwin's milkvine and white spinypod. It previously belonged to the family Asclepiadaceae (milkwee ...
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(Sweet) Woodson
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Matelea barrosiana
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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Fontella
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Matelea belizensis
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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(Lundell & Standl.) Woodson
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Matelea bicolor
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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(Britton & P.Wilson) Woodson
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Matelea bolivarensis
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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Morillo
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Matelea boliviana
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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Morillo
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Matelea brevicoronata
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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(B.L.Rob.) Woodson
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Matelea brevistipitata''
Krings & Morillo
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Matelea calcicola''
(Greenm.) Woodson
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Matelea callejasii''
Morillo
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Matelea camiloana''
Morillo
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Matelea campechiana''
(Standl.) Woodson
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Matelea camporum''
(Brandegee) Woodson
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Matelea capillacea''
(E.Fourn.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz
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Matelea cardozoi''
Morillo
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Matelea carmenaemiliae''
Morillo
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Matelea carnevaliana''
Morillo
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Matelea carolinensis''
(Jacq.) Woodson
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Matelea castanea''
(Brandegee) Woodson
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Matelea cayennensis''
Morillo
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Matelea cervantesii''
Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado
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Matelea chihuahuensis''
(A.Gray) Woodson
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Matelea chimboracensis''
Morillo
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Matelea chrysantha''
(Greenm.) Woodson
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Matelea congesta''
(Decne.) Woodson
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Matelea constanzana''
J.Jiménez Alm.
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Matelea coriacea''
Morillo
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Matelea cornejoi''
Morillo
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Matelea corniculata''
W.D.Stevens & Arbeláez
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Matelea correllii''
Spellman
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Matelea corrugata''
W.D.Stevens
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Matelea corynephora''
Krings
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Matelea costaricensis''
W.D.Stevens
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Matelea costata''
(Urb.) Morillo
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Matelea crassifolia''
Woodson
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Matelea cremersii''
Morillo
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Matelea crenata''
(Vail) Woodson
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Matelea crispiflora''
(Urb.) J.Jiménez Alm.
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Matelea cuatrecasasii''
Morillo
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Matelea cynanchoides''
(Engelm. & A.Gray) Woodson
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Matelea decipiens''
(Alexander) Woodson
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Matelea delascioi''
Morillo
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Matelea dictyopetala''
(Urb. & Ekman) Krings
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Matelea diversifolia''
(E.Fourn.) Morillo & Fontella
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Matelea domingensis''
(Alain) Krings
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Matelea dusenii''
Morillo
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Matelea dwyeri''
Morillo
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Matelea ecuadorensis''
(Schltr.) Morillo
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Matelea edwardsensis''
Correll
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Matelea ekmanii''
(Urb.) Woodson
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Matelea elachyantha''
W.D.Stevens
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Matelea emmartinezii''
W.D.Stevens
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Matelea falcata''
Juárez-Jaimes, G.M.Hern.-Barón & W.D.Stevens
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Matelea fendleri''
Morillo
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Matelea ferruginea''
W.D.Stevens
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Matelea filipes''
W.D.Stevens & Monterrosa
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Matelea flavidula''
(Chapm.) Woodson
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Matelea floridana''
(Vail) Woodson
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Matelea fontellana''
Morillo
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Matelea forerana
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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Morillo
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Matelea fournieri''
Morillo
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Matelea fruticosa''
(Brandegee) Woodson
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Matelea funkiana''
Morillo
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Matelea furvescens''
W.D.Stevens
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Matelea geminiflora''
(Decne.) Fontella
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Matelea gentlei''
(Lundell & Standl.) Woodson
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Matelea gilbertoana''
Krings
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Matelea glandulosa''
(Poepp. ex Decne.) Morillo
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Matelea gonoloboides''
(B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Woodson
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Matelea graciliflora''
Krings & Morillo
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Matelea gracilis''
(Decne.) W.D.Stevens
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Matelea greenmanii''
Shinners
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Matelea greggii''
(Vail) Woodson
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Matelea grenandii''
Morillo
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Matelea grisebachiana''
(Schltr.) Alain
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Matelea guatemalensis''
(K.Schum.) Woodson
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Matelea haberi''
W.D.Stevens
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Matelea haitiensis''
(P.T.Li) Krings
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Matelea harlingii''
Morillo
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Matelea hastata''
Alain
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Matelea hastulata''
(A.Gray) Sundell
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Matelea hatschbachii''
(Fontella & C.Valente) Morillo
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Matelea herbacea''
Woodson
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Matelea hildegardiana''
Morillo
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Matelea hirtelliflora''
McDonnell & Fishbein
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Matelea holstii''
Morillo & Carnevali
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Matelea honorana''
Morillo
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Matelea inconspicua''
(Brandegee) Woodson
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Matelea inops
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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Woodson
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Matelea insolita''
W.D.Stevens
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Matelea ionantha''
Woodson
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Matelea jansen-jacobsiae''
Morillo
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Matelea jaramilloi''
Morillo
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Matelea jenmanii''
(Morillo) Morillo
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Matelea johnstonii''
Shinners
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Matelea kirkbridei''
Morillo
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Matelea klugii''
Morillo
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Matelea lanata''
(Zucc.) Woodson
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Matelea lanceolata''
(Decne.) Woodson
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Matelea lehmannii''
(Schltr.) Morillo
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Matelea lesueurii''
(Standl.) Woodson
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Matelea leucodermis''
(Rusby) Morillo
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Matelea lhotzkyana''
(E.Fourn.) Fontella
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Matelea liesneri''
Morillo
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Matelea ligustrina''
(Decne.) Morillo
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Matelea linearipetala''
Alain
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Matelea magallanesii''
E.J.Lott
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Matelea marcoassisii''
Fontella
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Matelea matezkii''
Morillo
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Matelea matogrossensis''
Fontella
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Matelea medusae''
Woodson
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Matelea meyeri''
Woodson
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Matelea micrantha''
L.O.Williams
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Matelea microphylla''
Morillo
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Matelea molinarum''
L.O.Williams
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Matelea monticola''
Alain
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Matelea mutisiana''
Morillo
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Matelea neblinae''
Morillo
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Matelea neei
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.
Species
, Plants of ...
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Morillo
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Matelea nielsenii''
Morillo
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Matelea nigrescens''
(Schltdl.) Woodson
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Matelea nipensis''
(Urb.) Woodson
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Matelea oaxacana''
(Standl.) W.D.Stevens
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Matelea obliqua''
(Jacq.) Woodson
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Matelea ocellata''
W.D.Stevens
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Matelea ochracea''
Morillo
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Matelea oldemanii''
Morillo
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Matelea orthoneura''
Morillo
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Matelea orthosioides''
(E.Fourn.) Fontella
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Matelea pakaraimensis''
Krings
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Matelea palustris''
Aubl.
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Matelea panamensis''
Spellman & Dwyer
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Matelea parvifolia''
(Torr.) Woodson
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Matelea pastazana''
Morillo
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Matelea patalensis''
(Donn.Sm.) Woodson
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Matelea pauciflora''
(Spreng.) Woodson
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Matelea pedalis''
(E.Fourn.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz
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Matelea pedicellata''
(Malme) Morillo
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Matelea pentactina''
Krings
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Matelea petiolaris''
(A.Gray) Woodson
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Matelea phainops''
Krings
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Matelea picturata''
(Hemsl.) Woodson
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Matelea pilosa''
(Benth.) Woodson
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Matelea pinguifolia''
(Standl.) Woodson
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Matelea porphyrantha''
(Standl.) Woodson
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Matelea porphyrocephala''
Morillo
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Matelea pringlei''
(A.Gray) Woodson
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Matelea proctorii''
Krings
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Matelea prosthecidiscus''
Woodson
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Matelea pseudobarbata''
(Pittier) Woodson
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Matelea pubescens''
(Griseb.) Krings
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Matelea pueblensis''
(Brandegee) Woodson
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Matelea punensis''
Morillo
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Matelea purpureolineata''
Woodson
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Matelea purpusii''
(Brandegee) Woodson
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Matelea pusilliflora''
L.O.Williams
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Matelea pyrrhotricha''
(Decne.) Fontella
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Matelea quercetorum''
(Standl.) W.D.Stevens
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Matelea quindecimlobata''
Farinaccio & W.D.Stevens
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Matelea radiata''
Correll
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Matelea refracta''
(E.Fourn.) Morillo
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Matelea reitzii''
Fontella
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Matelea reticulata''
(Engelm. ex A.Gray) Woodson
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Matelea rhamnifolia''
(Griseb.) Krings
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Matelea rhynchocephala''
Krings
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Matelea rivularis''
Woodson
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Matelea rogersii''
Woodson
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Matelea romeroi''
Morillo
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Matelea sagittifolia''
(A.Gray) Woodson ex Shinners
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Matelea sanojana''
Krings & Morillo
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Matelea sastrei''
Morillo
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Matelea schultesii''
Morillo & Carnevali
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Matelea schunkei''
Morillo
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Matelea serpens''
Woodson
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Matelea sintenisii
''Matelea sintenisii'', known commonly as the Sintenis' milkvine, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, ...
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(Schltr.) Woodson
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Matelea sprucei''
Morillo
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Matelea squiresii''
(Rusby) Morillo
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Matelea stenopetala''
Sandwith
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Matelea stenosepala''
Lundell
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Matelea stergiosii''
Morillo
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Matelea suareziae''
Morillo
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Matelea suberifera''
(B.L.Rob.) W.D.Stevens
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Matelea subsessilifolia''
Morillo
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Matelea sucrensis''
Morillo
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Matelea sugillata''
W.D.Stevens
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Matelea sylvicola''
L.O.Williams
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Matelea tamnifolia''
(Griseb.) Woodson
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Matelea tarrazuana''
J.E.Jiménez & Hidalgo-Mora
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Matelea tenuis''
Woodson
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Matelea texensis''
Correll
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Matelea tezcatlipocantha''
E.B.Cortez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado
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Matelea tigrina''
(Griseb.) Woodson
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Matelea tinctoria''
Woodson
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Matelea tlilxochitli''
E.B.Cortez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado
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Matelea torulosa''
Krings
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Matelea trichopedicellata''
Krings & Morillo
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Matelea tristiflora''
(Standl.) Woodson
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Matelea tuerckheimii''
(Donn.Sm.) Woodson
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Matelea umbellata''
(Brandegee) Woodson
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Matelea urophylla''
L.O.Williams
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Matelea vailiana''
Woodson
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Matelea vargasii''
Morillo
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Matelea variifolia
''Matelea variifolia'', synonyms including '' Matelea borinquensis'', known commonly as the San Lorenzo milkvine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a forest plant, endemic to Puerto Rico, and is found in Cerro Peluc ...
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(Schltr.) Woodson
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Matelea vaupesana''
Morillo
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Matelea velutina''
(Schltdl.) Woodson
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Matelea velutinoides''
W.D.Stevens
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Matelea violacea''
Woodson
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Matelea virginiae''
Morillo
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Matelea weberbaueri''
Morillo
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Matelea woodsonii''
Shinners
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Matelea wootonii''
(Vail) Woodson
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Matelea woytkowskii''
Morillo
Formerly placed here
*''Matelea alicieae'' = ''
Peruviasclepias aliciae''
*''Matelea amazonica'' = ''
Riparoampelos amazonicus''
*''Matelea arizonica''
(A.Gray) Shinners = ''
Gonolobus arizonicus''
*''Matelea borinquensis''
Alain = ''
Matelea variifolia
''Matelea variifolia'', synonyms including '' Matelea borinquensis'', known commonly as the San Lorenzo milkvine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a forest plant, endemic to Puerto Rico, and is found in Cerro Peluc ...
''
*''Matelea cyclophylla'' = ''
Suberogerens cyclophylla''
*''Matelea fimbriatiflora''
Morillo = ''
Gonolobus fimbriatiflorus''
*''Matelea fulvida'' and ''Matelea grandiflora'' = ''
Rotundanthus fulvidus''
*''Matelea gonocarpos''
(Walter) Shinners = ''
Gonolobus suberosus''
*''Matelea gracieae'' = ''
Graciemoriana gracieae''
*''Matelea yanomamica'' = ''
Orinoquia yanomamica''
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Apocynaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Flora of the Americas
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