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: 6672; hybrids: 9
= Asclepiadaceae Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 31 (1797), nom. cons.
= Carissaceae Bertol; Nuovo 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. [Martius] 24 (1835)
= Pacouriaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Periplocaceae Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 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)
493.6640
Genus
Metastelma R.Br.; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 5 (1809)
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical America
Species listed in database: 93
= Acrocoryne Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 316 (1852)
= Decastelma Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 264 (1898)
= Epicion (Griseb.) Small; Fl. Miami, 149 (1913)
= Esmeraldia E.Fourn.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 6, 14: 367 (1882)
= Irmischia Schltdl.; Linnaea 19: 738 (1847)
= Meresaldia Bullock; Kew Bull. 19: 203 (1965)
= Stelmation E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 226 (1885)
species :
Metastelma abietoides
(E.Fourn.) Fontella; Bradea 5(23): 261 (1989)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemipogon abietoides E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 196 (1885)
species :
Metastelma aemulans
Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 252 (1899)
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum aemulans (Schltr.) Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 237 (1960)
species :
Metastelma albiflorum
Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 417 (1862)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum albiflorum (Griseb.) Stearn; Phytologia 21: 138 (1971), nom. illeg.
species :
Metastelma anegadense
Britton; Sci. Surv. Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 97 (1925)
Distribution: Virgin Isl. (Anegada)
81 VIR
Conservation Status: IUCN CR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum anegadense (Britton) Alain; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 90: 191 (1963)
species :
Metastelma angustifolium
(Rusby) Morillo; Phytoneuron 2015-22: 2 (2015)
Distribution: Colombia (Magdalena)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Irmischia angustifolia Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 93 (1920)
species :
Metastelma arizonicum
A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 85 (1883)
subspecies :
subsp. arizonicum
Name: Arizona swallow-wort
Distribution: USA (Arizona, New Mexico); Mexico (Sonora)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum arizonicum (A.Gray) Shinners; Sida 1: 365 (1964)
= Metastelma albiflorum S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 60 (1889), non Griseb.
= Metastelma watsonianum Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1175 (1924), nom. nov. for M. albiflorum S. Watson
subspecies :
subsp. chiapense
(A.Gray) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 91(1): 42 (2004)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras
79 MEX 80 BLZ ELS GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum chiapense (A.Gray) Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 226 (1947)
= Cynanchum collinum (S.F.Blake) Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 226 (1947)
= Metastelma chiapense A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 397 (1886)
= Metastelma collinum S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 19 (1922)
= Metastelma selerianum Schltr.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 6: 841 (1906)
species :
Metastelma astephanoides
Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 8: 551 (1921)
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum haitiense Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 238 (1960)
species :
Metastelma atrovirens
Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 95 (1920)
Distribution: Colombia (La Guajira, Magdalena)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum atrovirens (Rusby) A.M.Sugden; J. Arnold Arbor. 63(1): 19 (1982)
species :
Metastelma bahamense
Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 174 (1866)
Distribution: Bahamas; ?Cuba
81 BAH
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrocoryne caribaea Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 316 (1852)
= Cynanchum bahamense (Griseb.) Gillis; Phytologia 29(2): 158 (1974)
= Epicion bahamense (Griseb.) Small; Fl. Miami, 149 (1913)
= Metastelma cubense Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 417 (1862), non Decne.
= Metastelma schlechtendalii Chapm.; Fl. S. U. St. 366 (1860) non Decne.
species :
Metastelma barbadense
Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 253 (1899)
Distribution: Barbados
81 BBD
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum barbadense (Schltr.) R.A.Howard; Phytologia 65(4): 285 (1988)
species :
Metastelma barbigerum
Scheele; Linnaea 21: 760 (1848)
Name: Bearded swallow-wort
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum barbigerum (Scheele) Shinners; Field & Lab. 19: 65 (1951)
variant :
var. breviflorum
Shinners
Distribution: USA (Texas)
77 USA
variant :
var. liesnerianum
(L.O.Williams) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 91(1): 46 (2004)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum liesneriana L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 34(8): 102 (1972)
= Metastelma liesnerianum (L.O.Williams) Liede; Novon 7(1): 42 (1997)
variant :
var. veracruzense
Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 91(1): 46 (2004)
Distribution: Mexico (Veracruz)
79 MEX
species :
Metastelma blodgettii
A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 73 (1877)
Name: Blodgett´s swallow-wort
Distribution: USA (Florida); Bahamas
78 USA 81 BAH
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum blodgettii (A.Gray) Shinners; Sida 1: 365 (1964)
= Metastelma barbatum Northr.; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 12: 58 (1902)
= Metastelma parviflorum Chapm.; Fl. S. U. St. 367 (1860), nom. illeg.
species :
Metastelma boldinghii
Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 338 (1912)
Distribution: Bonaire; Curacao
81 BON CUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum boldinghii (Schltdl.) Aa & Stoffers; Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch. C 84(3): 309 (1981)
species :
Metastelma brachymischum
W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 623 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
species :
Metastelma brachystephanum
Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 174 (1866)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum brachystephanum (Griseb.) Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ´Felipe Poey´ 22: 119 (1955)
= Metastelma penicillatum var. brachystephanum (Griseb.) M.Gómez; Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 275 (1894)
species :
Metastelma broadwayi
(Schltr.) R.A.Howard; Fl. Dicot. 3 6: 128 (1989)
Distribution: Grenadines; Grenada; Trinidad
81 GRE STV TRT
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum broadwayi (Schltr.) Woodson; Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 2: 168 (1947)
= Decastelma broadwayi Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 265 (1898)
species :
Metastelma burchellii
(Hook. & Arn.) Rapini; Bol. Bot. Univ. São Paulo 19: 102 (2001)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Concepcion, Paraguari); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum bonariense (Decne.) T.Mey.; Gen. & Sp. Pl. Argentina., ed. Descole 2: 153 (1944)
= Cynanchum tenellum Riedel ex E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 250 (1885), nom. inval.
= Ditassa anomala Mart.; Flora (Regensburg) 20(2. Beibl.): 99 (1837)
= Ditassa anomala var. vestita Malme; Ark. Bot. 28A, no. 5: 20 (1936)
= Ditassa bonariensis Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 577 (1844)
= Ditassa burchellii Hook. & Arn.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 1: 295 (1835)
= Ditassa burchellii var. vestita (Malme) Fontella; Bradea 5(49): 478 (1991)
species :
Metastelma calcicola
(Alain) Alain; Phytologia 70(3): 149 (1991)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum calcicola Alain; Phytologia 64(5): 345 (1988)
species :
Metastelma californicum
Benth.; Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 33, t. 18 (1845)
subspecies :
subsp. californicum
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Colima, Sonora); Revillagigedos Isl. (Isla Socorro)
79 MEX RGI
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum californicum (Benth.) Moran; Levin & Moran, Vasc. Fl. Isla Socorro, Mexico (Mem. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist. 16): 26 (1989)
= Metastelma subcordatum Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1174 (1924)
subspecies :
subsp. lanceolatum
(Schltr.) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 91(1): 49 (2004)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Ciudad de Mexico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Yucatan)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma lanceolatum Schltr.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 6: 840 (1906)
= Ditassa mexicana Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 10: 414 (1924)
species :
Metastelma chimantense
(Morillo) Liede; Novon 7(1): 42 (1997)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum chimantense Morillo; Ernstia 4: 5 (1981)
species :
Metastelma columbianum
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 608 (1906)
Distribution: Colombia (Tolima)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum colombianum (Schltr.) Morillo; Ernstia 2(3-4): 68 (1992)
species :
Metastelma cordatifolium
Silveira; Fl. Serr. Min. 14 (1908)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Metastelma cubense
Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 515 [non Woods] (1844)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum ophiticola Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ´Felipe Poey´ 22: 119 (1955)
species :
Metastelma cuneatum
Brandegee; Zoe 5: 216 (1905)
Distribution: Mexico (Sinaloa, Sonora)
79 MEX
species :
Metastelma decipiens
(Schltr.) Pittier; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 97 (1910)
Name: Cheesman´s swallow-wort
Distribution: Guatemala; Cuba; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); St. Eustatius; Antigua; Guadeloupe; Tobago
80 GUA 81 ABA CUB GDL HIS PUE STE TRT VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum cheesmanii Woodson; Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 2: 167 (1947)
= Cynanchum decaisneanum Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ´Felipe Poey´ 22: 119 (1955), nom. illeg.
= Cynanchum decipiens (Schltr.) Alain; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 90: 191 (1963), nom. illeg.
= Cynanchum grisebachianum (Schltr.) Alain; Rhodora 67: 346 (1965)
= Metastelma albiflorum Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 250 (1899), non Griseb.
= Metastelma decaisneanum Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 250 (1899), nom. illeg.
= Metastelma decipiens Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 249 (1899)
= Metastelma fallax Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 249 (1899)
= Metastelma grisebachianum Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 5: 469 (1908)
= Metastelma parviflorum Schltdl. ex Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 513 (1844), nom. illeg.
species :
Metastelma ditassoides
Schltr.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 175 (1914)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Metastelma domingense
Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 251 (1899)
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum domingense (Schltr.) Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 237 (1960)
species :
Metastelma dorrii
(Morillo) Liede & Meve; Novon 11(2): 175 (2001)
Distribution: Venezuela (Trujillo)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum dorrii Morillo; Ernstia 2(1-2): 6 (1992)
species :
Metastelma ekmanii
Markgr.; Ark. Bot. 22A(10): 104 (1929)
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum gonavense Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 237 (1960)
species :
Metastelma eliasianum
Dugand; Caldasia 9: 445 (1966)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Atlántico, Bolívar); Ecuador
80 PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum infimicola L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 55: 48 (1968)
= Metastelma infimicola (L.O.Williams) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 64(5): 335 (1988)
species :
Metastelma exasperatum
(R.W.Holm) Liede; Novon 7(1): 42 (1997)
Distribution: Venezuela (Merida)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum exasperatum R.W.Holm; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(3): 507 (1953)
species :
Metastelma fiebrigii
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 609 (1906)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija)
83 BOL PER
species :
Metastelma freemanii
N.E.Br.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 53: 468 (1926)
Distribution: Trinidad
81 TRT
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum freemanii (N.E.Br.) Woodson; Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 2: 167 (1947)
species :
Metastelma giuliettianum
Fontella; Phytologia 59(4): 224 (1986)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Metastelma glabrius
Markgr.; Ark. Bot. 22A(10): 103 (1929)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum glabrius (Markgr.) Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 237 (1960)
species :
Metastelma gracile
Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 515 (1844)
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum gracile (Decne.) Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 238 (1960)
species :
Metastelma grandiflorum
Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 314 (1852)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Metastelma hamatum
Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 173 (1866)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum caribaeum Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ´Felipe Poey´ 22: 119 (1955), nom. nov.
species :
Metastelma harleyi
Fontella; Phytologia 59(4): 225 (1986)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Metastelma harrisii
Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 256 (1899)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum harrisii (Schltr.) Stearn; Phytologia 21(3): 137 (1971)
species :
Metastelma hirtellum
(Oliv.) Liede; Novon 7(1): 42 (1997)
Distribution: Colombia; Venezuela (Bolívar, Merida); Guyana
82 CLM GUY VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum hirtellum (Oliv.) V.M.Badillo; Pittier et al., Cat. Fl. Venez. 2 (3rd Conf. Interamer. Agric. Caracas): 312 (1947)
= Cynanchum revolutum R.W.Holm; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(3): 508 (1953)
= Vincetoxicum hirtellum Oliv.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 2: 279 (1887)
species :
Metastelma hookerianum
(Steud.); comb. ined.
Distribution: Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum cuspidatum Hook. & Arn.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 1: 293 (1835), nom. illeg.
= Cynanchum hookerianum Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 462 (1840)
= Metastelma cuspidatum Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 516 (1844), nom. superfl.
species :
Metastelma huberi
(Morillo) Liede; Novon 7(1): 42 (1997)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum huberi Morillo; Ernstia 4: 7 (1981)
species :
Metastelma inaguense
Vail ex Britton; Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 4: 142 (1906)
Distribution: Bahamas (Great Inagua, Mayaguana, Crooked and Acklins Isl., San Salvador Isl., Abaco Isl.); Turks & Caicos Isl.
81 BAH TCI
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum inaguense (Vail) Howard & Dunbar; Rhodora 66: 13 (1964)
species :
Metastelma latifolium
Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 106 (1891)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Colima, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
79 MEX
species :
Metastelma leptophyllum
(Schltr.) Alain; Phytologia 70(3): 149 (1991)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Astephanus leptophyllus Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 241 (1899)
= Cynanchum leptophyllum (Schltr.) Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 238 (1960)
species :
Metastelma lineare
Bello; Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 292 (1881)
Distribution: Cuba; Puerto Rico (incl. Mona Isl.); Virgin Isl. (St. Thomas)
81 CUB PUE VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum lineare (Bello) Alain; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 90: 191 (1963), nom. illeg.
= Cynanchum belloi P.T.Li; J. S. China Agric. Univ. 14(1): 57 (1993), nom. nov.
species :
Metastelma linearifolium
A.Rich.; Fl. Cub. Fanerog. 2: 96 (1850) [non Hemsl.]
Name: Curamaguey (Cuba)
Distribution: Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 CUB HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphistelma linearifolium (A.Rich.) Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 175 (1866)
= Cynanchum savannarum Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ´Felipe Poey´ 22: 119 (1955), nom. nov.
species :
Metastelma longicoronatum
(L.O.Williams) Liede; Novon 7(1): 42 (1997)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum longicoronatum L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 37 (1968)
species :
Metastelma martinicense
Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 251 (1899)
Distribution: Martinique
81 MAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum martinicense (Schltr.) R.A.Howard; Phytologia 65(4): 285 (1988)
species :
Metastelma mathewsii
Rusby; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 497 (1898)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Metastelma mexicanum
(Brandegee) Fishbein & R.A.Levin; Madroño 44(3): 270 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Basistelma angustifolium Bartlett; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 44: 632 (1909)
= Basistelma mexicanum (Brandegee) Bartlett; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 44: 632 (1909)
= Cynanchum wigginsii Shinners; Sida 1: 365 (1964), nom. nov.
= Melinia mexicana Brandegee; Zoe 5: 216 (1905)
= Metastelma angustifolium Torr.; Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 2(1): 159 (1859), nom. illeg., non Turcz.
= Pattalias angustifolius S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 60 (1889)
species :
Metastelma microgynostegia
Pontiroli; Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 16(1-2): 100 (1974)
Distribution: Argentina (Jujuy)
85 ARG
species :
Metastelma minutiflorum
Wiggins; Contr. Dudley Herb. 3: 71 (1940)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur, Colima, Sinaloa, Sonora); Revillagigedos Isl. (Isla Socorro)
79 MEX RGI
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum sonorense Moran; Levin & Moran, Vasc. Fl. Isla Socorro, Mexico (Mem. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist. 16): 26 (1989)(nom. nov.)
species :
Metastelma mirifolium
Gleason & Moldenke; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 460 (1931)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum mirifolium (Gleason & Moldenke) R.W.Holm; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(3): 507 (1953)
species :
Metastelma monense
Britton; Sci. Surv. Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 97 (1925)
Distribution: Puerto Rico (Mona Isl.)
81 PUE
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum monense (Britton) Alain; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 90: 191 (1963)
species :
Metastelma myrtifolium
Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 514 (1844)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Stelmation myrtifolium (Decne.) E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 227 (1885)
species :
Metastelma northropiae
Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 5: 468 (1908)
Name: Fragrant swallow-wort
Distribution: USA (Florida); Bahamas; Cuba
78 USA 81 BAH CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum northropiae (Schltr.) Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ´Felipe Poey´ 22: 118 (1955)
= Epicion northropiae (Schltr.) Small; Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 1075 (1933)
= Metastelma bahamense Northr.; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 12: 58 (1902) non Griseb.
species :
Metastelma oranensis
Lillo ex T.Mey.; Lilloa 6: 279 (1941)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Tarija); Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma oranense Lillo; Physis 4: 422 (1919)
species :
Metastelma palmeri
S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 115 (1882 publ. 1883)
Name: MacCart´s swallow-wort
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum grayi Shinners; Field & Lab. 20: 110 (1952)
= Cynanchum maccartii Shinners; Sida 1: 360 (1964), nom. illeg.
= Cynanchum palmeri (S.Watson) Shinners; Field & Lab. 19: 65 (1951), non (S. Watson) S. F. Blake
= Metastelma macropodum Greenm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 33: 481 (1898)
species :
Metastelma paraquense
(Morillo) Liede; Novon 7(1): 43 (1997)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum paraquense Morillo; Ernstia 4: 12 (1981)
species :
Metastelma parviflorum
(Sw.) R.Br. ex Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 120 (1820)
Name: Smallflower swallow-wort; Corde a violon, Liane a corde (Lesser Antilles)
Distribution: Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); Anguilla; St. Barthélémy; Antigua; Barbuda; Redonda; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; Dominica; Martinique; St. Lucia; St. Vincent; Barbados; Trinidad; Curacao; Colombia (Atlántico, Bolívar, Cesar, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena, Tolima); Isla Margarita; Venezuela (Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda, Merida); Guyana; Bolivia (Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima)
81 ABA AGU BBD CUR DOM GDL HIS JAM MAR MTS PUE SBA STL STV TRT VEN VIR 82 CLM GUY VEN 83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum hartii (Schltr.) Proctor; J. Arnold Arbor. 63(3): 290 (1982)
= Cynanchum humboldtianum Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 105 (1820), nom. nov. pro C. suberosum Kunth non L.
= Cynanchum paralias (Decne.) P.T.Li; S. China Agric. Univ. 14(1): 57 (1993)
= Cynanchum parviflorum Sw.; Prodr. [O. P. Swartz] 53 (1788)
= Cynanchum suberosum Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 205 (1818)
= Irmischia aristata Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 93 (1920)
= Irmischia paralias (Decne.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 229 (1895)
= Irmischia suberosa (Griseb.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 229 (1895)
= Metastelma aristatum (Rusby) Dugand; Caldasia 9: 444 (1966)
= Metastelma campanulatum Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 514 (1844)
= Metastelma hartii Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 256 (1899)
= Metastelma ovatum Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 96 (1920)
= Metastelma paralias Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 514 (1844)
= Metastelma suberosum Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 417 (1862)
species :
Metastelma pauciflorum
(Griseb.) Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 260 (1899)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Astephanus cubensis var. pauciflorus Griseb.; Pl. Wright. [Grisebach] 2: 520 (1862)
= Cynanchum orientense Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ´Felipe Poey´ 22: 120 (1955)
species :
Metastelma pedunculare
Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 514 (1844)
Distribution: Guatemala; El Salvador
80 ELS GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum woodsonianum L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 42 (1968)
species :
Metastelma penicillatum
Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 174 (1866)
Distribution: Cuba; Dominican Republic
81 CUB HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum penicillatum (Griseb.) Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ´Felipe Poey´ 22: 118 (1955)
species :
Metastelma picardae
Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 248 (1899)
Distribution: Cayman Isl.; Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 CAY HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum picardae (Schltr.) Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 238 (1960)
species :
Metastelma pringlei
A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 396 et 397 (1886)
Name: Pringle´s swallow-wort
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum barbigerum var. breviflorum Shinners; Sida 1: 360 (1964)
= Cynanchum pringlei (A.Gray) Henrard; Sida 12: 91 (1987)
= Matelea pringlei (A.Gray) Woodson
species :
Metastelma priorii
Rendle; J. Bot. 74: 339 (1936)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum priorii (Rendle) Stearn; Phytologia 21(3): 137 (1971)
species :
Metastelma pubipetalum
(Alain) Liede; Novon 7(1): 43 (1997)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Astephanus cubensis Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 206, t. 237 (1818), non Metastelma cubense Decne., 1844.
= Cynanchum pubipetalum Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ´Felipe Poey´ 22: 118 (1955)
species :
Metastelma readii
Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 255 (1899)
Distribution: Cuba; Guadeloupe
81 CUB GDL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum readii (Schltr.) R.A.Howard; Phytologia 65(4): 285 (1988), isonym
= Cynanchum readii (Schltr.) Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ´Felipe Poey´ 22: 119 (1955)
species :
Metastelma rodriguezii
(Morillo) Morillo; Nuevo Cat. Fl. Vasc. Venezuela 223 (2008)
Distribution: Venezuela (Merida)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum rodriguezii Morillo; Acta Bot. Venez. 16(2-4): 65 (1993)
species :
Metastelma rupicola
Urb.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 7 (1923)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum rupicola (Urb.) Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ´Felipe Poey´ 22: 119 (1955)
species :
Metastelma schaffneri
A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 396 (1886)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma multiflorum S.Wats; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 25: 158 (1890)
species :
Metastelma schlechtendalii
Decne.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 513 (1844)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Mexico State, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 BLZ ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum schlechtendalii (Decne.) Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 226 (1947)
= Metastelma decipiens Pittier; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 97 (1910), nom. illeg.
= Metastelma parviflorum Schltdl.; Linnaea 6: 731 (1831), nom. illeg.
variant :
var. arenicola
Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 91(1): 77 (2004)
Distribution: Mexico (Sonora)
79 MEX
variant :
var. trichophyllum
(L.O.Williams) Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 91(1): 77 (2004)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum trichophyllum L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 41 (1968)
= Metastelma trichophyllum (L.O.Williams) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 64(5): 335 (1988)
species :
Metastelma schlechteri
J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 34 (1931), nom. nov.
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma ditassoides Schltr.; Meded. Herb. Leid., No. 29, 13 (1916), non Schltr. (1914)
species :
Metastelma sepicola
Pittier; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 98 (1910)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum sepicola (Pittier) L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 40 (1968)
species :
Metastelma sigmoideum
(Correll) Acev.-Rodr.; Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98: 48 (2012)
Distribution: Bahamas (Grand Bahama Isl., Bimini Isl.)
81 BAH
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum sigmoideum Correll; J. Arnold Arbor. 58(1): 43 (1977)
species :
Metastelma spruceanum
(Morillo) Liede; Novon 7(1): 43 (1997)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum spruceanum Morillo; Ernstia 2(3-4): 64 (1992)
species :
Metastelma stenoglossum
Schltr.; Sauv. Fl. Cub. 252 (1899)
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum stenoglossum (Schltr.) Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 238 (1960)
species :
Metastelma stenomeres
(Standl. & Steyerm.) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 64(5): 335 (1988)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca); Guatemala; Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum stenomeres Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 224 (1947)
species :
Metastelma stipitatum
(Correll) Liede; Novon 7(1): 43 (1997)
Distribution: Turks & Caicos Isl. (North Caicos Isl.)
81 TCI
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum stipitatum Correll; J. Arnold Arbor. 58(1): 44 (1977)
species :
Metastelma suaveolens
Schltdl.; Linnaea 26: 667 (1855)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Metastelma thalamosiphon
W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 625 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA
species :
Metastelma thysanotum
W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 627 (2005)
Distribution: Guatemala; El Salvador
80 ELS GUA
species :
Metastelma triodontum
W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 629 (2005)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
species :
Metastelma tubatum
Griseb.; Gött. Abh. 24: 227 (1879)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, Potosí, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Argentina (Catamarca, La Rioja, Salta, Santiago del Estero, San Luis, Tucuman)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Metastelma herzogii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 438 (1914), et Meded. Herb. Leid., No. 29, 12 (1916)
species :
Metastelma turneri
Liede & Meve; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 91(1): 80 (2004), nom. nov.
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum maccartii var. latifolium Turner ex Henrickson; Sida 12(1): 98 (1987)
species :
Metastelma tylophoroides
Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1(2): 259 (1899)
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum tylophoroides (Schltr.) Jiménez; Rhodora 62: 238 (1960)
species :
Metastelma uncinatum
E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 211 (1885)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Metastelma urbanianum
Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1(2): 254 (1899)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum urbanianum (Schltr.) Alain; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ´Felipe Poey´ 22: 119 (1955)
species :
Metastelma warmingii
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 611 (1906)
Distribution: Venezuela (Carabobo, Trujillo)
82 VEN
species :
Metastelma woodsonii
Acev.-Rodr.; Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98: 48 (2012)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum jamaicense (Griseb.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 210 (1941)
= Enslenia jamaicensis Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 418 (1862)
= Roulinia jamaicensis (Griseb.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. 2: 757 (1876)
species :
Metastelma yucatanense
W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(4): 631 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatan); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
