Matelea

Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Matelea Aubl.
APOCYNACEAE
MILKVINE
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Classification
GENTIANALES
Matelea
Citation
MATELEA Aublet, Hist. Pl. Guiane 277, t. 109(1). 1775.
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TYPE: Matelea palustris Aublet
Distribution Map Present

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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Matelea alabamensis ALABAMA MILKVINE; ALABAMA SPINY POD Native Rare-State
Matelea baldwyniana BALDWIN'S MILKVINE; BALDWIN'S SPINY POD Native Rare-State
Matelea flavidula YELLOW CAROLINA MILKVINE; YELLOW-FLOWERED SPINY POD Native Rare-State
Matelea floridana FLORIDA MILKVINE; FLORIDA SPINY POD Native Rare-State
Identification Key
1.  Trailing to weakly climbing herb; leaf blade 0.5-4 cm long; of sandhills
M. pubiflora
1.  Elongate, climbing vines; leaf blade 3-17 cm long (at least larger ones); of hammocks and forests
1
2.  Corolla pale green to yellow-green, lobes strongly reticulate-veined with darkened lines; coronas yellow to pale green (rarely maroon)
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2.  Corolla white or maroon, lobes not reticulate-veined; coronas whitish to cream or dark purple
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3.  Corolla lobes ovate, the free margins overlapping at the base;
M. alabamensis
3.  Corolla lobes oblong, the free margins scarcely or not overlapping
M. flavidula
4.  Corolla white
M. baldwyniana
4.  Corolla maroon
M. floridana
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Amphidetes Amphidetes E. Fournier, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 6(4): 213. 1885. TYPE: Non designatus.
Amphorella Amphorella Brandegee, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 4: 91. 1910. TYPE: Amphorella castanea Brandegee
Callaeolepium Callaeolepium H. Karsten, Fl. Columb. 2: 123, t. 165. 1866. TYPE: Callaeolepium warscewiczii H. Karsten 1866.
Coelostelma Coelostelma E. Fournier, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 6(4): 320. 1885. TYPE: Coelostelma refractum E. Fournier
Cyclodon Cyclodon Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1075, 1507. 1933. TYPE: Cyclodon alabamense (Vail) Small (Vincetoxicum alabamense Vail)
Dictyanthus Dictyanthus Decaisne, in de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 604. 1844. TYPE: Dictyanthus pavonii Decaisne
Edisonia Edisonia Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1078, 1507. 1933. TYPE: Edisonia pubiflora (Decaisne) Small (Chthamalia pubiflora Decaisne)
Exolobus Exolobus E. Fournier, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 6(4): 318, t. 94. 1885. TYPE: Exolobus patens (Decaisne) E. Fournier (Gonolobus patens Decaisne) Lectotypified by Bullock, Kew Bull. 1958: 97. 1958.
Fimbristemma Fimbristemma Turczaninow, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 320. 1852. TYPE: Fimbristemma gonoloboides Turczaninow
Heliostemma Heliostemma Woodson, Amer. J. Bot. 22: 689. 1935. TYPE: Heliostemma molestum Woodson
Himantostemma Himantostemma A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 294. 1885. TYPE: Himantostemma pringlei A. Gray
Ibatia Ibatia Decaisne, in de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 599. 1844. TYPE: Ibatia maritima (Jacquin) Decaisne (Cynanchum maritimum Jacquin)
Jacaima Jacaima Rendle, J. Bot. 74: 340. 1936. TYPE: Jacaima costata (Urban) Rendle (Poicilla costata Urban)
Labidostelma Labidostelma Schlechter, Bull. Herb. Boissier, ser. 2. 6: 843. 1906. TYPE: Labidostelma guatemalense Schlechter
Lachnostoma Lachnostoma Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 198, t. 232. 1819. TYPE: Lachnostoma tigrinum Kunth
Lhotzkyella Lhotzkyella Rauschert, Taxon 31: 557. 1982. TYPE: Lhotzkyella lhotzkyana (E. Fournier) Rauschert (Pulvinaria lhotzkyana E. Fournier) Substitute name for Pulvinaria E. Fournier 1885, non Bonorden 1851.
Malinvaudia Malinvaudia E. Fournier, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 6(4): 312, t. 92(1). 1885. TYPE: Malinvaudia capillacea E. Fournier
Microdactylon Microdactylon Brandegee, Zoe 5: 252. 1908. TYPE: Microdactylon cordatum Brandegee
Odontostephana Odontostephana Alexander, in Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1076, 1507. 1933. TYPE: Non designatus.
Omphalophthalma Omphalophthalma H. Karsten, Fl. Columb. 2: 119, t. 163. 1866. TYPE: Omphalophthalma rubra H. Karsten 1866.
Pachystelma Pachystelma Brandegee, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 7: 330. 1920. TYPE:Pachystelma cordatum Brandegee
Peckoltia Peckoltia E. Fournier, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 6(4): 310, t. 90. 1885. TYPE: Peckoltia pedalis E. Fournier
Phaeostemma Phaeostemma E. Fournier, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 6(4): 311, t. 91. 1885. TYPE: Phaeostemma riedelii E. Fournier
Poicilla Poicilla Grisebach, Cat. Pl. Cub. 176. 1866. TYPE: Poicilla tamnifolia Grisebach Lectotypified by Schlechter, in Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 278. 1899.
Poicillopsis Poicillopsis Schlechter ex Rendle, J. Bot. 74: 343. 1936. TYPE: Poicillopsis ovatifolia (Grisebach) Rendle (Poicilla ovatifolia Grisebach)
Polystemma Polystemma Decaisne, in de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 602. 1844. TYPE: Polystemma viridiflorum Decaisne
Prosthecidiscus Prosthecidiscus Donnell Smith, Bot. Gaz. 25: 149. 1898. TYPE: Prosthecidiscus guatemalensis Donnell Smith
Pseudibatia Pseudibatia Malme, Kongl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. 34(7): 78, t. 1(2). 1900. TYPE: Non designatus.
Ptycanthera Ptycanthera Decaisne, in de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 606. 1844. TYPE: Ptycanthera berteroi Decaisne
Pulvinaria Pulvinaria E. Fournier, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 6(4): 214. 1885, non Bonorden 1851. TYPE: Pulvinaria lhotzkyana E. Fournier = Lhotzkyella Rauschert 1982.
Pycnobregma Pycnobregma Baillon, Hist. Pl. 10: 288. 1890. TYPE: Pycnobregma funckii Baillon
Rothrockia Rothrockia A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 295. 1885. TYPE: Rothrockia cordifolia A. Gray
Rytidoloma Rytidoloma Turczaninow, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 319. 1852. TYPE: Rytidoloma reticulatum Turczaninow
Tetracustelma Tetracustelma Baillon, Hist. Pl. 10: 292. 1890. TYPE: Cynanchum prostratum Willdenow
Trichostelma Trichostelma Baillon, Hist. Pl. 10: 287. 1890. TYPE: Trichostelma ciliatum Baillon
Tympananthe Tympananthe Hasskarl, Flora 30: 757. 1847. TYPE: Tympananthe suberosa Hasskarl
Urostephanus Urostephanus B. L. Robinson & Greenman, Amer. J. Sci. 150: 159. 1895. TYPE: Urostephanus gonoloboides B. L. Robinson & Greenman