Matelea
| Matelea | |
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| Matelea denticulata[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Subtribe: | Gonolobinae |
| Genus: | Matelea Aubl.[2] |
Matelea is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines.[3]
Selected species
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Formerly placed here
- Gonolobus suberosus (L.) R.Br. (as M. gonocarpos (Walter) Shinners or M. suberosa (L.) Shinners)
References
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- ↑ 1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
- ↑ "Genus: Matelea Aubl.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-03-13. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ↑ "Matelea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ↑ "GRIN Species Records of Matelea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
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