Matelea obliqua

Matelea obliqua

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Gonolobinae
Genus: Matelea
Species: Matelea obliqua

Name

Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson, 1941

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cynanchum obliquum Jacq., Collectanea 1: 148 (1787).
• Homotypic
  • Gonolobus obliquus (Jacq.) Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 64 (1820).
  • Vincetoxicum obliquum (Jacq.) Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 266 (1894).
  • Odontostephana obliqua (Jacq.) Alexander in J.K.Small, Man. S.E. Fl.: 1077 (1933).
• Heterotypic
  • Cynanchum discolor Sims, Bot. Mag. 31: t. 1273 (1810).
  • Gonolobus hirsutus Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 179 (1813), nom. illeg.
  • Gonolobus macrophyllus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 327 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Cynanchum virginicum Banks ex Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 63 (1820).
  • Gonolobus discolor Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 63 (1820).
  • Gonolobus macrophyllus Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 596 (1844), nom. illeg.
  • Gonolobus obliquus var. shortii A.Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 104 (1878).
  • Gonolobus shortii (A.Gray) A.Gray, Bot. Gaz. 8: 191 (1883).
  • Vincetoxicum shortii (A.Gray) Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 266 (1894).
  • Odontostephana shortii (A.Gray) Alexander in J.K.Small, Man. S.E. Fl.: 1077 (1933).
  • Matelea shortii (A.Gray) Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 231 (1941).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional:Southeastern USA USA (Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Woodson, R.E, 1941. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. St. Louis, MO 28:229.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Matelea obliqua in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 03. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Matelea obliqua. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Matelea obliqua. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 03 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Matelea obliqua in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 03.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Matelea obliqua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Oct. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Matelea obliqua in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Climbing milkvine

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