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milkvines
Matelea
Matelea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider Chthamalia to be a synonym to or a subgenus of Matelea.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pearl Milkweed
speciesMatelea reticulata
Star Milkvine
speciesMatelea biflora
Carolina climbing-milkweed
speciesMatelea carolinensis
Plateau Milkvine
speciesMatelea edwardsensis
Climbing Milkvine
speciesMatelea obliqua
oldfield milkvine
speciesMatelea decipiens
Prairie Milkvine
speciesMatelea cynanchoides
Florida Milkvine
speciesMatelea floridana
Spearleaf
speciesMatelea parvifolia
Baldwin's Milkvine
speciesMatelea baldwyniana
Trailing Milkvine
speciesMatelea pubiflora
Hairy-faced spiny pod
speciesMatelea hirtelliflora
Matelea crenata
speciesMatelea crenata
Matelea velutina
speciesMatelea velutina
Arrowleaf Milkvine
speciesMatelea sagittifolia
Alabama milkvine
speciesMatelea alabamensis
Matelea pringlei
speciesMatelea pringlei
Yellow Carolina Milkvine
speciesMatelea flavidula
Matelea mutisiana
speciesMatelea mutisiana
Matelea australis
speciesMatelea australis
Matelea sastrei
speciesMatelea sastrei
Matelea gentlei
speciesMatelea gentlei
Matelea porphyrantha
speciesMatelea porphyrantha
Matelea graciliflora
speciesMatelea graciliflora
variableleaf milkvine
speciesMatelea variifolia
Matelea cremersii
speciesMatelea cremersii
Shortcrown Milkvine
speciesMatelea brevicoronata
Matelea belizensis
speciesMatelea belizensis
Matelea lanceolata
speciesMatelea lanceolata
Matelea palustris
speciesMatelea palustris
Matelea tlilxochitli
speciesMatelea tlilxochitli
Matelea stenopetala
speciesMatelea stenopetala
Falfurrias Milkvine
speciesMatelea radiata
Matelea meyeri
speciesMatelea meyeri
Matelea campechiana
speciesMatelea campechiana
Matelea tezcatlipocantha
speciesMatelea tezcatlipocantha
Matelea velutinoides
speciesMatelea velutinoides
Matelea hastulata
speciesMatelea hastulata
Matelea nigrescens
speciesMatelea nigrescens
Matelea crassifolia
speciesMatelea crassifolia
Matelea lilliputiana
speciesMatelea lilliputiana
Matelea sintenisii
speciesMatelea sintenisii
Matelea hispida
speciesMatelea hispida
Matelea pastazana
speciesMatelea pastazana
Matelea araneosa
speciesMatelea araneosa
Matelea falcata
speciesMatelea falcata
Matelea delascioi
speciesMatelea delascioi
Matelea sugillata
speciesMatelea sugillata
Matelea rivularis
speciesMatelea rivularis
Matelea oaxacana
speciesMatelea oaxacana
Matelea tinctoria
speciesMatelea tinctoria
Matelea reflexa
speciesMatelea reflexa
Matelea rhamnifolia
speciesMatelea rhamnifolia
Matelea nipensis
speciesMatelea nipensis
Matelea micrantha
speciesMatelea micrantha
Matelea picturata
speciesMatelea picturata
Texas Milkvine
speciesMatelea texensis
Matelea orthosioides
speciesMatelea orthosioides
Matelea boliviana
speciesMatelea boliviana
Matelea haberi
speciesMatelea haberi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
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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 72227.