493.0000
Family
Apocynaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 143 (1789), nom. cons.
372 genera, ca. 6500 spp. According to modern authors and PCR Asclepiadaceae is only a subfamily of Apocynaceae.
Species listed in database: 6670; hybrids: 9
= Asclepiadaceae Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 31 (1797), nom. cons.
= Carissaceae Bertol; Nuevo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 23: 212 (1891)
= Cerberaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 119 (1820)
= Cynanchaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han.: 245, 251 (1836)
= Ophioxylaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg.: 24 (1835)
= Pacouriaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 447 (1820)
= Periplocaceae Schltr.; K. Schum. & C. A. G. Lauterb., Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee: 351 (1905), nom. cons.
= Plumeriaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 70 (1834)
= Stapeliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 70 (1834)
= Vincaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot.: 273, 299 (1818)
= Willughbeaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 256 (1858)
493.6577
Genus
Matelea Aubl.; Pl. Gui. 1: 277. t. 109 (1775)
Distribution: Central USA to trop. S-America and Caribbean. The genus remains highly polyphyletic. Further dismantling is in progress.
Species listed in database: 177
= Amphorella Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 4: 91 (1910)
= Callaeolepium H.Karst.; Fl. Colombia. 2: 123. t. 165 (1869 ?)
= Coelostelma E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 320 (1885)
= Cyclodon Small; Man. Southeast. Fl. 1075 (1933)
= Edisonia Small; Man. Southeast. Fl. 1078 (1933)
= Fimbristemma Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 320 (1852)
= Heliostemma Woodson; Am. J. Bot. 22: 689 (1935)
= Himantostemma A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 294 (1885)
= Hostea Willd.; Sp. Pl. 1: 1274 (1797)
= Lhotzkyella Rauschert; Taxon 31(3): 557 (1982)(nom. nov.)
= Malinvaudia E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 312 (1885)
= Microdactylon Brandegee; Zoe 5: 252 (1908)
= Omphalophthalmum H.Karst.; Fl. Columb. 2: 119. t. 163 (1865)
= Pachystelma Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 7: 330 (1920)
= Peckoltia E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 310 (1885)
= Prosthecidiscus Donn.Sm.; Coult. Bot. Gaz. 25: 149 (1898)
= Pulvinaria Fourn; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 214 (1885)
= Pycnobregma Baill.; Hist. des pl. 10: 288 (1890), K. Schum. in Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 304 (1895)
= Rothrockia A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 295 (1885)
= Rytidoloma Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 319 (1852)
= Tetracustelma Baill.; Hist. des pl. 10: 292 (1890)
= Tympananthe Hassk.; Flora 30: 757 (1847)
species :
Matelea abbreviata
Standl. & L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 52 (1968)
Distribution: Honduras
80 HON
species :
Matelea acevedoi
Morillo; Pittieria 36: 35 (2012)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Matelea alabamensis
(Vail) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 234 (1941)
Name: Alabama milkvine
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia)
78 USA
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Cyclodon alabamense (Vail) Small; Man. Southeast. Fl. 1075 (1933)
= Vincetoxicum alabamense Vail; Bull. Torr. Bot Club, 178 (1903)
species :
Matelea alainii
Woodson; Contrib. Ocas. Mus. Hist. Nat. Col. ´de la Salle´, Habana, No. 15, 23 (1956)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
species :
Matelea altamirana
Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 355 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Colombia (Magdalena)
82 CLM
species :
Matelea ampiyacuensis
Morillo; Caldasia 17(82-85): 418 (1995)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Matelea andina
(Malme) Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 359 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus andinus Malme; Ark. Bot. 25: A. No. 7, 21 (1933)
species :
Matelea angustifolia
(Griseb.) Greuter & Liede; Espermat. Cuba Invent. Prelim. XI (2016)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Conservation Status: IUCN E; threatened (Red List of the Vascular Flora of Cuba)
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus angustifolius (Griseb.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 302 (1895)
= Gonolobus grisebachianus Schltr.; Urb. Symb. Antill. 1: 287 (1899)
= Gonolobus tigrinus var. angustifolius Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. 177 (1866)
= Matelea grisebachiana (Schltr.) Alain; Mem. Soc. Cubana Hist. Nat. 22: 120 (1955)
species :
Matelea annulata
Alain; Brittonia 20: 149 (1968)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
species :
Matelea anomala
Morillo, Meve & Liede; Novon 31(1): 127 (2023)
Distribution: Bolivia
83 BOL
species :
Matelea araneosa
(Donn.Sm.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 222 (1941)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus araneosus Donn.Sm.; Coult. Bot. Gaz. 47: 257 (1909)
species :
Matelea asplundii
(Malme) Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 43(2): 239 (1986 publ. 1987)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
Conservation Status: Known only from type
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus asplundii Malme; Ark. Bot. 25: A. No. 7, 20 (1933)
species :
Matelea atrocoronata
(Brandegee ) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 222 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum atrocoronatum Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 372 (1917)
species :
Matelea atrolingua
Morillo, I.L.Morais & Farinaccio; Iheringia, Bot. 72(3): 320 (2017)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Matelea attenuata
(Rusby) Morillo; Ernstia 18: 2 (1983)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus attenuatus Rusby; Descr. New Sp. S. Am. Pl. 101 (1920)
species :
Matelea austrobrasiliensis
Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 68 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (São Paulo)
84 BRA
species :
Matelea barrosiana
Fontella; Bradea 5(49): 478 (1991)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo)
84 BRA
species :
Matelea belizensis
(Lundell & Standl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 232 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatan); Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum belizense Lundell & Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 268 (1937)
species :
Matelea bolivarensis
Morillo; Mem. Soc. Cienc. Nat. La Salle, 37(107): 122 (1977)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana
82 GUY VEN
species :
Matelea boliviana
Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 355 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
species :
Matelea brevistipitata
Krings & Morillo; PhytoKeys 17: 29 (2012)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Matelea callejasii
Morillo; Pittieria 36: 36 (2012)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Matelea camiloana
Morillo; Ernstia 50: 20 (1988)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Matelea campechiana
(Standl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 234 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea mayana Lundell; Wrightia 5(9): 359 (1977)
= Vincetoxicum campechianum Standl.; Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. No. 461, 82 (1935)
species :
Matelea capillacea
(E.Fourn.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz; Bol. Mus. Bot. Mun. (Curitiba) 46: 6 (1981)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Malinvaudia capillacea E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 313 (1885)
species :
Matelea cardozoi
Morillo; Ernstia 1(3): 112 (1991)
Distribution: Venezuela (Aragua)
82 VEN
species :
Matelea carmenaemiliae
Morillo; Acta Bot. Venez. 20(2): 16 (1997)
Distribution: Venezuela (Lara)
82 VEN
species :
Matelea carnevaliana
Morillo; Ernstia 1(3): 112 (1991)
Distribution: Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal)
82 VEN
species :
Matelea casiquiarensis
Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 70 (2023)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Matelea cayennensis
Morillo; Ernstia 1(3): 113 (1991)
Distribution: French Guiana
82 FRG
species :
Matelea chimboracensis
Morillo; Ernstia 50: 20 (1988)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Matelea congesta
(Decne.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 224 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus congestus Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 597 (1844)
= Vincetoxicum congestum (Decne.) Standl.; Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 23: 1189 (1924)
species :
Matelea constanzana
Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 238 (1960), nom. nov.
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Poicillopsis tuerckheimii Schltr.; Urb. Symb. Antill. 7: 339 (1912)
species :
Matelea coriacea
Morillo; Mem. Soc. Cienc. Nat. La Salle, 37(107): 124 (1977)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Matelea cornejoi
Morillo; Pittieria 36: 38 (2012)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Matelea corrugata
W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 604 (2005)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Matelea costaricensis
W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 606 (2005)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Matelea crassifolia
(Standl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 236 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Yucatan); Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum crassifolium Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Chicago, Bot., ser. 8: 36 (1930), non V. crassifolium (Zipp. ex Decne) Kuntze
species :
Matelea cremersii
Morillo; Ernstia 1(3): 113 (1991)
Distribution: French Guiana
82 FRG
species :
Matelea crenata
(Vail) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 233 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tlaxcala, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum crenatum Vail; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 429 (1899)
species :
Matelea crispiflora
(Urb.) Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 238 (1960)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Poicillopsis crispiflora Urb.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 7 (1923)
species :
Matelea cuatrecasasii
Morillo; Ernstia 29: 1 (1985)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Matelea delascioi
Morillo; Mem. Soc. Cienc. Nat. La Salle 40: 75 (1980)
Distribution: Colombia (Vaupés); Venezuela (Delta Amacuro); Guyana
82 CLM GUY VEN
species :
Matelea dictyopetala
(Urb. & Ekman) Krings; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2(1): 130 (2008)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus dictyopetalus Urb. & Ekman; Ark. Bot. 20(5): 41 (1926)
species :
Matelea diversifolia
(E.Fourn.) Morillo & Fontella; Ernstia 57: 2 (1990)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus diversifolius (E.Fourn.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 29: A. No. 5, 13 (1937)
= Ibatia diversifolia E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 309 (1885)
= Matelea diversifolia var. surgens (Malme) Morillo & Fontella; Ernstia 57: 2 (1990)
= Pseudibatia diversifolia (E.Fourn.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 21: A. No. 12, 24 (1927)
= Pseudibatia surgens Malme; Svensk. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 34: no. 80 (1900)
species :
Matelea domingensis
(Alain) Krings; Sida 21(4): 2081 (2005)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus domingensis Alain; Moscosoa 3: 46 (1978)
species :
Matelea dusenii
Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 43(2): 239 (1986 publ. 1987)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
species :
Matelea dwyeri
Morillo; Ernstia 50: 21 (1988)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Matelea ecuadorensis
(Schltr.) Morillo; Ernstia 29: 2 (1985)
Distribution: Ecuador (type only)
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus ecuadorensis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 624 (1906)
species :
Matelea edwardsensis
Correll; Wrightia 3: 135 (1965)
Name: Plateau milkvine
Distribution: USA (Texas)
77 USA
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Matelea elachyantha
W.D.Stevens; Novon 10(3): 249 (2000)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Panama
80 NIC PAN
species :
Matelea falcata
Juárez-Jaimes, G.M.Hern.-Barón & W.D.Stevens; Novon 29: 113 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Yucatán)
79 MEX
species :
Matelea ferruginea
W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 609 (2005)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
species :
Matelea filipes
W.D.Stevens & Monterrosa; Novon 15(4): 611 (2005)
Distribution: El Salvador
80 ELS
species :
Matelea fontellana
Morillo; Ernstia 50: 22 (1988)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Matelea forerana
Morillo; Ernstia 2(1-2): 12 (1992)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Matelea fournieri
Morillo; Ernstia 24: 35 (1984), nom. nov.
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus glaziovii E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 315 (1885)
species :
Matelea funkiana
Morillo; Ernstia 4(1-2): 5 (1994)
Distribution: Guyana
82 GUY
species :
Matelea furvescens
W.D.Stevens; Novon 10(3): 251 (2000)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica
80 COS NIC
species :
Matelea gentlei
(Lundell & Standl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 234 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum gentlei Lundell & Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 269 (1937)
species :
Matelea gilbertoana
Krings; Syst. Bot. 37(4): 989 (2012)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Matelea glandulosa
(Poepp. ex Decne.) Morillo; Ernstia 24: 35 (1984)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus glandulosus Poepp. ex Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 598 (1844)
= Matelea ruiz-pavonii Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 357 (1989 publ. 1990)
= Matelea woodii Morillo; Pittieria 36: 42 (2012)
species :
Matelea graciliflora
Krings & Morillo; Syst. Bot. 40(1): 215 (2015)
Distribution: Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amapa)
82 FRG SUR 84 BRA
species :
Matelea gracilis
(Decne.) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 53(6): 405 (1983)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus gracilis Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 596 (1844)
species :
Matelea greggii
(Vail) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 229 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Durango)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum greggii Vail; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 430 (1899)
species :
Matelea grenandii
Morillo; Ernstia 1(3): 114 (1991)
Distribution: French Guiana
82 FRG
species :
Matelea guatemalensis
(K.Schum.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 235 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus guatemalensis K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 302 (1895)
= Gonolobus velutinus var. calycinus Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 13: 189 (1888)
species :
Matelea haberi
W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 612 (2005)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Matelea haitiensis
(P.T.Li) Krings; Syst. Bot. 36(3): 744 (2011)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus haitiensis P.T.Li; J. S. China Agric. Univ. 14(1): 58 (1993), nom. nov.
= Gonolobus stipitatus Alain; Phytologia 64(5): 345 (1988), nom. illeg., non Morillo 1987
species :
Matelea hastata
Alain; Brittonia 20: 150 (1968)
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 HIS
species :
Matelea hatschbachii
(Fontella & C.Valente) Morillo; Ernstia 29: 3 (1985)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus hatschbachii Fontella & C.Valente; Bol. Univ. Fed. Parana, Bot., No. 22, 3 (1969)
species :
Matelea herbacea
Woodson; Lloydia 2: 208 (1939)
Distribution: Guyana; Surinam
82 GUY SUR
species :
Matelea hildegardiana
Morillo; Ernstia 50: 22 (1988)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Matelea honorana
Morillo; Ernstia 50: 24 (1988)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Matelea inconspicua
(Brandegee ) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 222 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus inconspicuus Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 387 (1909)
species :
Matelea inops
Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 276 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Matelea insolita
W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 614 (2005)
Distribution: Nicaragua
80 NIC
species :
Matelea ionantha
Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37: 408 (1950)
Distribution: Mexico (Veracruz)
79 MEX
species :
Matelea jansen-jacobsiae
Morillo; Ernstia 1(3): 115 (1991)
Distribution: Surinam
82 SUR
species :
Matelea jaramilloi
Morillo; Ernstia 2(3-4): 66 (1992)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Matelea jenmanii
(Morillo) Morillo; Ernstia 10(2): 82 (2000)
Distribution: Guyana
82 GUY
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum jenmanii Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 350 (1989 publ. 1990)
species :
Matelea johnstonii
Shinners; Sida 1: 366 (1964), nom. nov.
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus stenopetalus A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 39 (1886)
= Matelea mexicana Spellman & Morillo; Phytologia 34(2): 152 (1976), nom. nov. superfl.
= Matelea stenopetala (A.Gray) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 231 (1941), nom. illeg.
= Vincetoxicum stenopetalum (A.Gray) Standl.; Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 23: 1190 (1924)
species :
Matelea kirkbridei
Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 355 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Colombia (Magdalena)
82 CLM
species :
Matelea klugii
Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 356 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Matelea lanceolata
(Decne.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 234 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Yucatan, Chiapas, Puebla, Oaxaca, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus lanceolatus Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 598 (1844)
= Vincetoxicum stenophyllum Standl.; Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 23: 1188 (1924)
species :
Matelea lehmannii
(Schltr.) Morillo; Ernstia 29: 6 (1985)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus lehmannii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 626 (1906)
species :
Matelea leucoderma
(Rusby) Morillo; Ernstia 18: 9 (1983)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba)
83 BOL
Conservation Status: Known only from type
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus leucodermis Rusby; Descr. New Sp. S. Am. Pl. 102 (1920)
species :
Matelea lhotzkyana
(E.Fourn.) Fontella; Bradea 5(39): 380 (1990)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lhotzkyella lhotzkyana (E.Fourn.) Rauschert; Taxon 31(3): 557 (1982)
= Pulvinaria lhotzkyana E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 215 (1885)
species :
Matelea liesneri
Morillo; Ernstia 50: 26 (1988)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Matelea ligustrina
(Decne.) Morillo; Ernstia 24: 36 (1984)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus ligustrinus Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 598 (1844)
species :
Matelea lilliputiana
Díaz-Mota, L.O.Alvarado & Pío-León; Bot. Sci. 102(2): 611 (2024)
Distribution: Mexico (Veracruz)
79 MEX
species :
Matelea marcoassisii
Fontella; Bradea 8(18): 103 (1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Matelea matezkii
Morillo; Lilloa 53(1): 97 (2016)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Matelea matogrossensis
Fontella; Rodriguésia 41(67): 79 (1989)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Matelea meridensis
Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 70 (2023)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Matelea meyeri
Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37: 406 (1950)
Distribution: Mexico (Tamaulipas)
79 MEX
species :
Matelea micrantha
L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 184 (1970)
Distribution: Guatemala; Belize; Honduras
80 BLZ GUA HON
species :
Matelea microphylla
Morillo; Ernstia 50: 26 (1988)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
species :
Matelea molinarum
L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 54 (1968)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 GUA NIC
species :
Matelea monticola
Alain; Sida 20: 1645 (2003) nom. nov.
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea sylvicola Alain; Phytologia 22(3): 168 (1971), non Williams 1968
species :
Matelea mutisiana
Morillo; Ernstia 29: 7 (1985)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Cundinamarca)
82 CLM
species :
Matelea neblinae
Morillo; Ernstia 24: 37 (1984)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas); Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Matelea neei
Morillo; Pittieria 36: 40 (2012)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Matelea nicoyana
J.E.Jiménez, M.Méndez & Obregón; Novon 31(1): 89 (2023)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Matelea nielsenii
Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 356 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Colombia (Putumayo); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Matelea nigrescens
(Schltdl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 233 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus nigrescens Schltdl.; Linnaea 8: 522 (1833)
= Vincetoxicum nigrescens Standl.; Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 23: 1192 (1924)
species :
Matelea oaxacana
(Standl.) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 53(6): 405 (1983)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus tristis Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 596 (1844)
= Vincetoxicum oaxacanum Standl.; Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 23: 1191 (1924)
species :
Matelea ochracea
Morillo; Ernstia 50: 28 (1988)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Matelea oldemanii
Morillo; Ernstia 1(3): 115 (1991)
Distribution: French Guiana
82 FRG
species :
Matelea orthoneura
Morillo; Ernstia 2(3-4): 66 (1992)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Matelea orthosioides
(E.Fourn.) Fontella; Bradea 4(9): 55 (1984)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus orthosioides E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 315 (1885)
species :
Matelea pakaraimensis
Krings; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5(1): 102 (2011)
Distribution: Guyana
82 GUY
species :
Matelea palustris
Aubl.; Pl. Gui. 1: 278. t. 109, f. 1 (1775)
Distribution: Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amapa)
82 FRG GUY SUR 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Hostea viridiflora Willd.; Sp. Pl. 1: 1274 (1797)
= Matelea latifolia Aubl.; Pl. Gui. 1: 278. t. 109, f. 2 (1775)
species :
Matelea panamensis
Spellman & Dwyer; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 568 (1973)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Matelea parvifolia
(Torr.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 230 (1941)
Name: Spearleaf
Distribution: USA (Arizona, California, Texas); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sonora, Tamaulipas)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus californicus Jeps.; Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. 771 (1925)
= Gonolobus parvifolius Torr.; Bot. Mex. Bound. 166 (1859)
= Vincetoxicum parvifolium (Torr.) A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 1: 2 (1900)
species :
Matelea pastazana
Morillo; Ernstia 2(3-4): 67 (1992)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Matelea pedalis
(E.Fourn.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz; Bol. Mus. Bot. Mun. (Curitiba) 46: 7 (1981)
subspecies :
subsp. pedalis
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Peckoltia pedalis E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 310 (1885)
subspecies :
subsp. badinii
Fontella & E.A.Schwarz; Bradea 3(40): 362 (1983)
Distribution: Brazil
84 BRA
species :
Matelea pedicellata
(Malme) Morillo; Ernstia 18: 10 (1983)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus pedicellatus Malme; Ark. Bot. 25: A. No. 7, 24 (1933)
species :
Matelea pentactina
Krings; Sida 21(3): 1519 (2005)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
species :
Matelea picturata
(Hemsl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 233 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi); Guatemala; Costa Rica; Panama
79 MEX 80 COS GUA PAN
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus picturatus Hemsl.; Biol. Centr. Am. Bot. 2: 332 (1882)
= Matelea pittieri (Standl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 234 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum discolor Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 25: 833 (1938), nom. illeg.
= Vincetoxicum pittieri Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 270 (1937)
species :
Matelea pinguifolia
(Standl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 235 (1941)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Bolívar); Venezuela (Portuguesa)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum pinguifolium Standl.; J. Washington Acad. Sci. 17: 13 (1927)
species :
Matelea porphyrocephala
Morillo; Ernstia 2(3-4): 68 (1992)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Matelea prancei
Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 72 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Matelea proctorii
Krings; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2(1): 151 (2008), nom. nov.
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Jacaima parvifolia Proctor; J. Arnold Arbor. 63(3): 291 (1982)
species :
Matelea prosthecidiscus
Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 223 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Prosthecidiscus guatemalensis Donn.Sm.; Coult. Bot. Gaz. 25: 150 (1898)
species :
Matelea pseudobarbata
(Pittier) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 235 (1941)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus pseudobarbatus Pittier; Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 13: 105 (1910)
= Vincetoxicum pseudobarbatum (Pittier) Standl.; J. Washington Acad. Sci. 17: 14 (1927)
species :
Matelea pubescens
(Griseb.) Krings; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2(1): 131 (2008)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus pubescens Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 420 (1862)
species :
Matelea punensis
Morillo; Pittieria 23: 50 (1995)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Matelea purpureolineata
Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 35: 237 (1948)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca); Venezuela (Anzoategui, Falcon, Guarico, Zulia)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Matelea pyrrhotricha
(Decne.) Fontella; Bradea 4(9): 55 (1984)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus pyrrhotrichus Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 594 (1844)
species :
Matelea quindecimlobata
Farinaccio & W.D.Stevens; Novon 19(2): 156 (2009)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Matelea refracta
(E.Fourn.) Morillo; Ernstia 24: 39 (1984)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Coelostelma refractum E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 320 (1885)
species :
Matelea reitzii
Fontella; Bradea 5(39): 382 (1990)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Santa Catarina)
84 BRA
species :
Matelea rivularis
Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47: 80 (1960)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL ECU PER
species :
Matelea rogersii
Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37: 407 (1950)
Distribution: Mexico (Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas)
79 MEX
species :
Matelea romeroi
Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 357 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño)
82 CLM
species :
Matelea sagittifolia
(A.Gray) Woodson ex Shinners; Sida 1: 363 (1964)
Name: Arrowleaf milkvine
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus sagittifolius A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 77 (1877)
= Vincetoxicum sagittifolium (A.Gray) A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 1: 3 (1900)
species :
Matelea sanojana
Krings & Morillo; Syst. Bot. 37(4): 994 (2012)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Matelea sastrei
Morillo; Biollania 2: 23 (1985)
Distribution: Surinam; French Guiana
82 FRG SUR
species :
Matelea schultesii
Morillo & Carnevali; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 358 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Colombia (Vaupés)
82 CLM
species :
Matelea schunkei
Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 358 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Matelea serpens
Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 31: 236 (1944)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon)
79 MEX
species :
Matelea sintenisii
(Schltr.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 226 (1941)
Distribution: Puerto Rico
81 PUE
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus sintenisii Schltr.; Urb. Symb. Antill. 1: 288 (1899)
= Vincetoxicum sintenisii (Schltr.) Britton; Sci. Surv. Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 100 (1925)
species :
Matelea sprucei
Morillo; Ernstia 29: 7 (1985)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Matelea squiresii
(Rusby) Morillo; Ernstia 24: 39 (1984)
Distribution: Panama; Trinidad; Venezuela (Bolívar, Delta Amacuro); Guyana; ?Surinam; Ecuador; ?Peru
80 PAN 81 TRT 82 GUY VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus squiresii Rusby; Descr. New Sp. S. Am. Pl. 101 (1920)
= Matelea mediocris Woodson; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(3): 510 (1953)
species :
Matelea stenopetala
Sandwith; Bull. Misc. Inform. 1931: 485 (1931)
Distribution: Colombia (Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal); Guyana; ?Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Acre); NE-Brazil (Maranhao)
82 CLM FRG GUY VEN 84 BRA
species :
Matelea stenosepala
Lundell; Bull. Torr. Bot. Cl. 69: 398 (1942)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatan)
79 MEX
species :
Matelea stergiosii
Morillo; Novon 2(1): 30 (1992)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Matelea suareziae
Morillo; Mem. Soc. Cienc. Nat. La Salle 40: 76 (1980), as ´suarezii´
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Matelea suberifera
(Rob.) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 53(6): 405 (1983)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus suberifer Rob.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 27: 181 (1893)
= Vincetoxicum suberiferum (Rob.) Standl.; Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 23: 1189 (1924)
species :
Matelea subsessilifolia
Morillo; Ernstia 29: 8 (1985)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Matelea sucrensis
Morillo; Mem. Soc. Cienc. Nat. La Salle 40: 77 (1980)
Distribution: Venezuela (Sucre)
82 VEN
species :
Matelea sugillata
W.D.Stevens; Novon 10(3): 252 (2000)
Distribution: Mexico (Queretaro, Oaxaca, Veracruz); Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 NIC
species :
Matelea sylvicola
L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 57 (1968)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
species :
Matelea tenuis
Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 279 (1941)
Distribution: Guatemala; Costa Rica
80 COS GUA
species :
Matelea tezcatlipocantha
E.B.Cortez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado; Syst. Bot. 43(3): 818 (2018)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo)
79 MEX
species :
Matelea tinctoria
Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 277 (1941)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Matelea tlilxochitli
E.B.Cortez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O.Alvarado; Syst. Bot. 43(3): 821 (2018)
Distribution: Mexico (Michoacan)
79 MEX
species :
Matelea torulosa
Krings; Sida 22(2): 951 (2006)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
species :
Matelea trichocorolla
Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 73 (2023)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Matelea trichopedicellata
Krings & Morillo; PhytoKeys 17: 36 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
species :
Matelea tuerckheimii
(Donn.Sm.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 234 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala; Honduras
79 MEX 80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus tuerckheimii Donn.Sm.; Coult. Bot. Gaz. 44: 116 (1907)
= Vincetoxicum trichoneuron Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot., ser. 17: 388 (1938)
species :
Matelea ulei
Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 74 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Matelea urophylla
L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 58 (1968)
Distribution: Honduras
80 HON
species :
Matelea vailiana
Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 231 (1941), nom. nov.
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum acuminatum (A.Gray) Vail; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 431 (1899)
= Gonolobus acuminatus A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 399 (1886)
species :
Matelea vargasii
Morillo; Ernstia 50: 28 (1988)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Matelea variifolia
(Schltr.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 226 (1941)
Distribution: Puerto Rico
81 PUE
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus variifolius Schltr.; Urb. Symb. Antill. 1: 286 (1899)
= Matelea borinquensis Alain; Phytologia 61(6): 360 (1986)
= Vincetoxicum variifolius (Schltr.) Britton; Sci. Surv. Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 100 (1925)
species :
Matelea vaupesana
Morillo; Mem. Soc. Cienc. Nat. La Salle 40: 78 (1980)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Vaupés)
82 CLM
species :
Matelea velutina
(Schltdl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 234 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus velutinus Schltdl.; Linnaea 8: 521 (1833)
= Vincetoxicum velutinum (Schltdl.) Standl.; Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 23: 1189 (1924)
species :
Matelea velutinoides
W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 616 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
species :
Matelea violacea
Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 280 (1941)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
species :
Matelea virginiae
Morillo; Biollania 4: 63 (1985)
Distribution: Venezuela (Aragua)
82 VEN
species :
Matelea weberbaueri
Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 359 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Matelea wingfieldii
Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 75 (2023)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Matelea woodsonii
Shinners; Sida 1: 364 (1964)
Name: Woodson´s milkvine
Distribution: USA (Texas)
77 USA
species :
Matelea woytkowskii
Morillo; Ernstia 50: 29 (1988)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Matelea zarucchii
Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 76 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
