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Chthamalia
Chthamalia is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae: Gonolobinae). The genus was first formally named in 1844. It contains approximately 21 species native to Mexico and the southern United States. Chthamalia is accepted as a genus by Plants of the World Online, but is considered by some others to be a synonym or a subgenus of Matelea.
21 SPECIES accepted by Plants of the World Online as of May 17, 2025:
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Texas milkvine
speciesChthamalia producta
Smallflower Milkvine
speciesChthamalia parviflora
Chthamalia tehuacana
speciesChthamalia tehuacana
Darkstar Milkvine
speciesChthamalia atrostellata
Chthamalia pedunculata
speciesChthamalia pedunculata
Chthamalia ojadapantha
speciesChthamalia ojadapantha
Chthamalia decumbens
speciesChthamalia decumbens
Chthamalia chihuahuensis
speciesChthamalia chihuahuensis
Chthamalia nummularia
speciesChthamalia nummularia
Chthamalia lesueurii
speciesChthamalia lesueurii
Chthamalia schaffneri
speciesChthamalia schaffneri
Chthamalia wootonii
speciesChthamalia wootonii
Chthamalia castanea
speciesChthamalia castanea
Chthamalia camporum
speciesChthamalia camporum
Chthamalia prostrata
speciesChthamalia prostrata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 700410.