- Matelea
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Matelea 
Matelea denticulata Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae Tribe: Asclepiadeae Subtribe: Gonolobinae Genus: Matelea
Aubl.[1]Species See text.
Matelea is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines.[2]
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Selected species
- Matelea alabamensis (Vail) Woodson
- Matelea biflora (Raf.) Woodson
- Matelea cynanchoides (Engelm. & A.Gray) Woodson
- Matelea chimboracensis Morillo
- Matelea denticulata (Vahl) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz
- Matelea ecuadorensis (Schltr.) Morillo
- Matelea fimbriatiflora Morillo
- Matelea harlingii Morillo
- Matelea honorana Morillo
- Matelea lanata (Zucc.) Woodson
- Matelea jaramilloi Morillo
- Matelea maritima (Jacq.) Woodson
- Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson
- Matelea orthoneura Morillo
- Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson
- Matelea pastazana Morillo
- Matelea porphyrocephala Morillo
- Matelea sprucei Morillo
- Matelea variifolia (Schltr.) Woodson[3]
Formerly placed here
- Gonolobus suberosus (L.) R.Br. (as M. gonocarpos (Walter) Shinners or M. suberosa (L.) Shinners)
References
- ^ "Genus: Matelea Aubl.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-03-13. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?7323. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ "Matelea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=30364. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Matelea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7323. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
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