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Matelea
Sign in to saveMatelea 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Native toAlabama, Arizona, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Colombia, Costa Rica
Observations recorded18,218
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,171
- With media
- 636
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- FCN-UAQ, GH, CICY, INECOL
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Matelea denticulata - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-067.jpg
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- taxon name
- Matelea
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Matelea
- Commons category
- Matelea
- taxon common name
- 番萝藦属
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