''Matelea'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ...

. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider ''

Chthamalia ''Chthamalia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae: Gonolobinae). The genus was first formally named in 1844. It contains approximately 15 species. ''Chthamalia'' is considered by some to be a synonym or a subgenus ...

'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''.

Selected species

Formerly placed here

* '' Gonolobus suberosus'' (L.) R.Br. (as ''M. gonocarpos'' (Walter) Shinners or ''M. suberosa'' (L.) Shinners)

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment
Apocynaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Apocynaceae-stub