Matelea
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Matelea

milkvine
spearleaf

Hierarchical position of the Genus Matelea

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Rosopsida Batsch
pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.
  
   Subclassis  Lamiidae Takht. ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 74: 178. 25 Mar 1993.
  
   SuperOrdo  Gentiananae Thorne ex Reveal
pub. Novon 2: 236. 1992.
  
   Ordo  Apocynales Bromhead
pub. 1838
  
   Familia  Apocynaceae Juss.
pub. Gen. Pl.: 143. 4 Aug 1789.
common name: Dogbanes
  
   Genus  Matelea Aubl.
common name: milkvine

Named members of the Genus Matelea

1
   Species  alabamensis (Vail) Woods.
common name: Alabama milkvine
2
   Species  arizonica (Gray) Shinners
common name: Arizona milkvine
3
   Species  balbisii (Dcne.) Woods.
common name: Balbis' milkvine
4
   Species  baldwyniana (Sweet) Woods.
common name: Baldwin's milkvine
5
   Species  biflora (Raf.) Woods.
common name: star milkvine
6
   Species  borinquensis Alain
common name: San Lorenzo milkvine
7
   Species  brevicoronata (B.L. Robins.) Woods.
common name: shortcrown milkvine
8
   Species  carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods.
common name: maroon Carolina milkvine
9
   Species  cordifolia (Gray) Woods.
common name: Sonoran milkvine
10
   Species  cynanchoides (Engelm.) Woods.
common name: prairie milkvine
11
   Species  decipiens (Alexander) Woods.
common name: oldfield milkvine
12
   Species  edwardsensis Correll
common name: plateau milkvine
13
   Species  flavidula (Chapman) Woods.
common name: yellow Carolina milkvine
14
   Species  floridana (Vail) Woods.
common name: Florida milkvine
15
   Species  gonocarpos (Walt.) Shinners
common name: angularfruit milkvine
16
   Species  maritima (Jacq.) Woods.
common name: beach milkvine
17
   Species  obliqua (Jacq.) Woods.
common name: climbing milkvine
18
   Species  parviflora (Torr.) Woods.
common name: smallflower milkvine
19
   Species  parvifolia (Torr.) Woods.
common name: spearleaf
20
   Species  producta (Torr.) Woods.
common name: Texas milkvine
21
   Species  pubiflora (Dcne.) Woods.
common name: trailing milkvine
22
   Species  radiata Correll
common name: falfurrias milkvine
23
   Species  reticulata (Engelm. ex Gray) Woods.
common name: netted milkvine
24
   Species  sagittifolia (Gray) Woods.
common name: arrowleaf milkvine
25
   Species  shortii (Gray) Woods.
syn. Matelea obliqua
26
   Species  sintenisii (Schlechter) Woods.
common name: Sintenis' milkvine
27
   Species  suberosus auct. non (L.) Shinners
syn. Matelea gonocarpos
28
   Species  texensis Correll
common name: Transpecos milkvine
29
   Species  variifolia (Schlechter) Woods.
common name: variableleaf milkvine
30
   Species  woodsonii Shinners
common name: Woodson's milkvine

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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