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495.0000 Family Apocynaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 143 (1789), nom. cons.
372 genera, ca. 6500 spp. According to modern authors and PCR Asclepiadaceae is only a subfamily of Apocynaceae.
Species listed in database: 6680; hybrids: 9
= Asclepiadaceae Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 31 (1797), nom. cons.
= Carissaceae Bertol; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 23: 212 (1891)
= Cerberaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 119 (1820)
= Cynanchaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 245, 251 (1836)
= Ophioxylaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 24 (1835)
= Pacouriaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Periplocaceae Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 351 (1905), nom. cons.
= Plumeriaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Stapeliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Vincaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 299 (1818)
= Willughbeaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 256 (1858)
495.6598 Genus Gonolobus Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 1: 119 (1803)
Distribution: tropical America, 1 to USA
Species listed in database: 133
= Ampelamus Raf.; Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 4: 192 (1819)
= Baclea E.Fourn.; H. E. Baillon, Dict. Bot. 1: 338 (1877), nom. inval.
= Exolobus E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 318 (1885)
= Fimbristemma Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 320 (1852)
= Trichostelma Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 10: 287 (1888), K. Schum. in Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 303 (1895)
= Vincetoxicum Walter; Fl. Carol. [Walter] 13, 104 (1788), nom. illeg.
species :
Gonolobus absalonensis Krings; Syst. Bot. 32(1): 181 (2007)
Distribution: Martinique
81 MAR
species :
Gonolobus albiflorus W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(1): 223 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus albomarginatus (Pittier) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 242 (1941)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Chocó, Magdalena, Santander); Ecuador
80 COS NIC PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Exolobus albomarginatus Pittier; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 108 (1910)
= Gonolobus allenii Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 333 (1940)
= Gonolobus dubius Pittier; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 106 (1910)
= Matelea albomarginata (Pittier) Shinners; Sida 1: 365 (1964)
= Vincetoxicum dubium (Pittier) Standl.; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 17: 14 (1927)
species :
Gonolobus aloiensis Krings & F.S.Axelrod; Syst. Bot. 38(4): 1134 (2014)
Distribution: Netherlands Antilles
Error
species :
Gonolobus ancorifer W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(1): 224 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz); Honduras
79 MEX 80 HON
species :
Gonolobus antennatus Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 624 (1906)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Valle); Venezuela (Lara, Merida, Tachira, Trujillo, Zulia)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus bolivari Cuatrec.; Trab. Mus. Nac. Ci. Nat., Ser. Bot. 29: 10 (1935)
species :
Gonolobus antioquensis Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 352 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Gonolobus aristolochiifolius (Brandegee) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 242 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Fischeria aristolochiifolia Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 190 (1915)
= Gonolobus steyermarkii Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 283 (1941)
= Gonolobus stramineus L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 48 (1968)
= Matelea aristolochiifolia (Brandegee) Shinners; Sida 1: 365 (1964)
species :
Gonolobus aristolochioides Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 208 (1818)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Aragua, Bolívar, Carabobo, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Yaracuy)
82 VEN
species :
Gonolobus arizonicus (A.Gray) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 243 (1941)
Name: Arizona milkvine
Distribution: USA (Arizona); Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea arizonica (A.Gray) Shinners; Sida 1: 366 (1964)
= Lachnostema arizonicum A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 296 (1885)
species :
Gonolobus asper Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 595 (1844)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum asperum (Decne.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1190 (1924)
species :
Gonolobus asterias W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(1): 225 (2005)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Remarks: known only from type
species :
Gonolobus bahiensis (Morillo & Fontella) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 49 (2023)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea bahiensis Morillo & Fontella; Ernstia 33: 2 (1985)
species :
Gonolobus bakeri Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 341 (1912)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
species :
Gonolobus barbatus Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 209. I. 239 (1818)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum barbatum (Kunth) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1192 (1924), nom. illeg.
species :
Gonolobus bifidus Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 330 (1882)
Distribution: Mexico (San Luis Potosi)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum bifidum (Hemsl.) Arthur; Torreya 21: 11 (1921)
species :
Gonolobus blanchetii Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 51 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Gonolobus breedlovei L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 44 (1968)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus breviappendiculatus Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 54 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Gonolobus caamalii Carnevali & Duno; Phytotaxa 530(2): 146 (2022)
Distribution: Mexico (Yucatan)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus calcaratus (Woodson) L.O.Alvarado & Velazco; Phytoneuron 2021-47: 5 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Tamaulipas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea calcarata (Woodson) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 232 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum calcaratum Woodson; Amer. J. Bot. 22: 689 (1935)
species :
Gonolobus calycosus (Donn.Sm.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 242 (1941)
Distribution: Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
80 ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Fimbristemma calycosa Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 16: 196 t. 16 (1891)
= Matelea calycosa (Donn.Sm.) Shinners; Sida 1: 366 (1964)
species :
Gonolobus campii Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 353 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Gonolobus caucanus Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47: 353 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Gonolobus chiapensis (Brandegee) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 242 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea chiapensis (Brandegee) Shinners; Sida 1: 366 (1964)
= Vincetoxicum chiapense Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 190 (1915)
species :
Gonolobus chiriquensis (Woodson) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 462 (1941)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum chiriquense Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 199 (1937)
species :
Gonolobus chloranthus Schltdl.; Linnaea 8: 520 (1833)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus grandiflorus Lindl.; Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1053 (1827), nom. illeg.
= Vincetoxicum chloranthum (Schltdl.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1190 (1924), nom. illeg.
species :
Gonolobus colombianus Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 43(2): 235 (1986 publ. 1987)
Distribution: Colombia (Bolívar)
82 CLM
species :
Gonolobus croceus W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(1): 227 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Nayarit, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus cteniophorus (S.F.Blake) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 243 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea cteniophora (S.F.Blake) Shinners; Sida 1: 366 (1964)
= Vincetoxicum cteniophorum S.F.Blake; Contr. Gray Herb. 52: 84 (1917)
= Vincetoxicum lundellii Standl.; Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 8: 148 (1930)
= Vincetoxicum tortum Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 10: 414 (1924)
species :
Gonolobus cthulhui L.O.Alvarado, K.Maya M. & M.G.Chávez; Acta Bot. Mex. 129(e2067): 3 (2022)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus cuajayote W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(1): 228 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); El Salvador; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 ELS NIC
species :
Gonolobus dasystephanus (S.F.Blake) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 243 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum dasystephanum S.F.Blake; Contr. Gray Herb. 52: 84 (1917)
= Gonolobus donnellsmithianus L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 45 (1968)
species :
Gonolobus dorothyanus Fontella & E.A.Schwarz; Bol. Mus. Bot. Munic. 61: 1 (1984)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Gonolobus dussii Krings; Syst. Bot. 32(1): 183 (2007)
Distribution: Guadeloupe
81 GDL
species :
Gonolobus edulis Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 331 (1882)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus monnicheanus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 26: 303 (1939)
= Vincetoxicum edule (Hemsl.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1680 (1926)
species :
Gonolobus erianthus Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 592 (1844)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Coahuila, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Fischeria alata Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 4: 276 (1912)
= Gonolobus grandiflorus Benth.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 24 (1839), nom. illeg.
= Gonolobus macranthus Kunze; Linnaea 20: 27 (1847)
= Vincetoxicum erianthum (Decne.) Arthur; Torreya 21: 11 (1921)
= Vincetoxicum macranthum (Kunze) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1191 (1924)
= Vincetoxicum propinquum Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 10: 414 (1924)
species :
Gonolobus eriocladon Benth.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 216 (1840)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Magdalena)
80 PAN 82 CLM
species :
Gonolobus esmeraldasianus Morillo; Pittieria 36: 17 (2012)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Gonolobus espejoi G.M.Hern.-Barón, Hern.-Barón & López-Ferr.; Syst. Bot. 46(2): 422 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Veracruz)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus exannulatus W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(1): 230 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
species :
Gonolobus farenholtzii Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 131 (1938)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Gonolobus fimbriatiflorus (Morillo) W.D.Stevens; Novon 10(3): 243 (2000)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia; Ecuador
80 COS NIC PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea fimbriatiflora Morillo; Ernstia 29: 2 (1985)
species :
Gonolobus fraternus Schltdl.; Linnaea 8: 521 (1833)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum tabascense Sessé & Moc.; Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 70 (1894)
= Gonolobus luteolus Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 598 (1844)
= Gonolobus prasinanthus Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 46: 114 (1908)
= Vincetoxicum fraternum (Schltdl.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1190 (1924)
= Vincetoxicum lutescens Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1188 (1924), nom. illeg.
species :
Gonolobus fuscoviolaceus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 462 (1941)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Gonolobus germanianus Morillo; Ernstia 50: 14 (1988)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Gonolobus gonocarpus (Walter) Perry; Rhodora 40: 284 (1938)
Distribution: USA (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida)
74 USA 75 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Remarks: often included in G. suberosus
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias gonocarpos (Walter) J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis: 446 (1791)
= Gonolobus laevis var. macrophyllus A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 76 (1876)
= Gonolobus macrophyllus Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 1: 119 (1803), nom. superfl.
= Matelea gonocarpos (Walter) Shinners; Field & Lab. 18: 73 (1950)
= Vincetoxicum acuminatum Raf.; Autik. Bot. 181 (1840)
= Vincetoxicum gonocarpus Walter; Fl. Carol. [Walter] 104 (1788)
species :
Gonolobus gonoloboides (Greenm.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 243 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnostoma gonoloboides Greenm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 39: 84 (1903)
= Matelea greenmanii Shinners; Sida 1: 366 (1964)
species :
Gonolobus gonzaleziarum Pío-León, Art.Castro & L.O.Alvarado; Acta Bot. Mex. 130(e2153): 3 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Durango)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus grandiflorus (Cav.) Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 61 (1820)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum grandiflorum Cav.; Icon. [Cavanilles] 1: 14 (1791)
= Exolobus grandiflorus (Cav.) E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 319 (1885)
= Gonolobus grandiflorus (Cav.) R.Br.; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 35 (1809)
species :
Gonolobus grayumii W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(1): 232 (2005)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
species :
Gonolobus gritensis Morillo; Lilloa 53(1): 91 (2016)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Gonolobus harlingii (Morillo) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 58 (2023)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea harlingii Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 43(2): 241 (1986 publ. 1987)
species :
Gonolobus heterophyllus (Hemsl.) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 53(6): 404 (1983)
Distribution: Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS HON NIC PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Fischeria heterophylla Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 320 (1882)
= Gonolobus heterophyllus (Hemsl.) Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 43(2): 237 (1986 publ. 1987), isonym
= Gonolobus rothschuhii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 368 (1926)
= Vincetoxicum rothschuhii (Schltr.) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 18: 959 (1938)
species :
Gonolobus hildegardiae Morillo; Ernstia 50: 16 (1988)
Distribution: Venezuela (Aragua, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda, Monagas)
82 VEN
species :
Gonolobus hystrix (Vell.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 593 (1844)
Distribution: SE-Brazil
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum hystrix Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 3: 119, t. 79 (1829)
species :
Gonolobus imladrisanthus Pío-León, R.M.Gut. & L.O.Alvarado; Acta Bot. Mex. 131(e2404): 3 (2024)
Distribution: Mexico (Durango)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus inaequalis L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 55: 49 (1968)
Distribution: Honduras; Panama; Colombia (Bolívar, Chocó)
80 HON PAN 82 CLM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Gonolobus incerianus W.D.Stevens & Montiel; Novon 14(3): 350 (2004)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA HON NIC
species :
Gonolobus iyanolensis Krings; Syst. Bot. 32(1): 185 (2007)
Distribution: St. Lucia
81 STL
species :
Gonolobus jaliscensis B.L.Rob. & Greenm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 29: 389 (1894)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum jaliscense (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1193 (1924)
species :
Gonolobus jamaicensis Rendle; J. Bot. 74: 345 (1936)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus rostratus Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 284 (1899), non Schult
species :
Gonolobus lachnostomoides Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 625 (1906)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Gonolobus lanugiflorus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 282 (1941)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
species :
Gonolobus lasiostemma (Hemsl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 243 (1941)
Distribution: Guatemala; El Salvador
80 ELS GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnostoma lasiostemma Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 335 (1882)
= Matelea lasiostemma (Hemsl.) Shinners; Sida 1: 366 (1964)
species :
Gonolobus lasiostomus Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 593 (1844)
Distribution: Colombia (Cesar, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena); Venezuela (Aragua, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Miranda, Tachira, Zulia)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Fimbristemma gonoloboides Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 320 (1852)
= Vincetoxicum lasiostomum (Decne.) S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 531 (1924)
species :
Gonolobus latisinuatus (Woodson) L.O.Alvarado & Velazco; Phytoneuron 2021-47: 7 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum calcaratum var. latisinuatum Woodson; Amer. J. Bot. 22: 689 (1935)
species :
Gonolobus leianthus Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 48: 296 (1909)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum schippii Standl.; Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 8: 37 (1930)
species :
Gonolobus leotzinii S.Islas & Quintos-Baez; Phytotaxa 671(2): 166 (2024)
Distribution: Mexico (Jalisco, Michoacán)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus lewisii L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 55: 49 (1968)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Chocó)
80 PAN 82 CLM
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Gonolobus linearisepalus Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 60 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Gonolobus longilobus Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 60 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Gonolobus lozadae L.O.Alvarado, E.B.Cortez & C.Cerv.; Bot. Sci. 99(2): 448 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus macrotis Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 353 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca, Huila)
82 CLM
species :
Gonolobus manarae Morillo; Ernstia 30: 20 (1985)
Distribution: Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal)
82 VEN
species :
Gonolobus marginatus Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 626 (1906)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Gonolobus marmoreus (Woodson) Morillo; Ernstia 50: 17 (1988)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Exolobus marmoreus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 18: 561 (1931)
species :
Gonolobus martinicensis Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 595 (1844)
Name: Liane noire, Liane-serpent (Lesser Antilles)
Distribution: Guadeloupe; Dominica; St. Vincent
81 DOM GDL STV
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus scandens Urb.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 151 (1919), nom. illeg.
species :
Gonolobus membranaceus Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 285 (1899)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
species :
Gonolobus mexicanus R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar; J. Biodivers. Conservation 8(1): 22 (2024), nom. nov.
Distribution: Mexico
79 MEX
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus virescens Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 596 (1844), non Desv. 1825
species :
Gonolobus murphyae Krings & Morillo; Syst. Bot. 38(4): 1138 (2014)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Gonolobus naturalistae M.G.Chávez, Pío-León & L.O.Alvarado; Phytotaxa 472(3): 223 (2020)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus nemorosus Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 596 (1844)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum nemorosum (Decne.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1192 (1924)
species :
Gonolobus niger (Cav.) R.Br.; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 35 (1809)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum nigrum Cav.; Icon. [Cavanilles] 2: 45, t. 159 (1793)
= Cynanchum obtusifolium Rich.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 274 (1805), nom. illeg.
= Gonolobus niger (Cav.) Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 61 (1820), isonym
= Vincetoxicum cavanillesii Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1188 (1924)
species :
Gonolobus ophioglossa Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 29: 366 (1942)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia; Ecuador
80 COS PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Gonolobus ottonis K.Koch & Bouché; Index Sem. (Berlin) (1855) 13 ex Walp. Ann. 5: 502
Distribution: Venezuela (not Cuba)
82 VEN
Remarks: status doubtful, identity uncertain
species :
Gonolobus pallidus W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(1): 235 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus pancololote (Sessé & Moc.) L.O.Alvarado; Phytoneuron 2021-47: 7 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Jalisco, Mexico State, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus megalocarpus Paul G.Wilson; Kew Bull. 13: 168 (1958)
= Stapelia pancololote Sessé & Moc.; Pl. Nov. Hisp., ed. 1: 39 (1888)
species :
Gonolobus parviflorus Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 597 (1844)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Central, Cordillera); Uruguay (Artigas, Paysandu, Salto); Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe)
83 BOL PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Exolobus selloanus E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 319 (1885)
= Gonolobus brittonii Rusby; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 500 (1898)
= Gonolobus floribundus Malme; Ark. Bot. 25A(7): 19 (1933)
= Gonolobus selloanus (E.Fourn.) Bacigalupo; Fl. Ilustr. Entre Rios 5: 144 (1979)
= Pseudibatia herzogii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 443 (1914), et Meded. Rijks-Herb. 29: 19 (1916)
= Vincetoxicum parviflorum (Decne.) A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 1: 2 (1900), nom. illeg.
species :
Gonolobus pectinatus Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 387 (1909)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum pectinatum (Brandegee) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1192 (1924)
species :
Gonolobus peruanus Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 627 (1906)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Gonolobus plowmanii Morillo; Pittieria 37: 116 (2013)
Distribution: Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
species :
Gonolobus purpureus Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(2): 354 (1989 publ. 1990) (homonym, non (Decne.)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Gonolobus retusus (Vell.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 594 (1844)
Distribution: SE-Brazil
84 BRA
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum triflorum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 3: t. 70, 119 (1829)
species :
Gonolobus riparius Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 208 (1818 publ. 1819)
Distribution: Colombia (Arauca, Cesar, Cundinamarca, Magdalena); Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Gonolobus roeanus L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 47 (1968)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
species :
Gonolobus rostratus (Vahl) R.Br.; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 35 (1809)
Name: Wild Duck (Trinidad & Tobago)
Distribution: Ivory Coast [I]; Benin [I]; Chad [I]; Tobago; Trinidad; Venezuela (Aragua, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda, Monagas, Sucre); Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas, Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Ceara); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Central, Cordillera); Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Tucuman)
22 ben ivo 24 cha 81 TRT 82 VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum rostratum Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 3: 45 (1794)
= Cynanchum rotatum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 121 3: t. 79 (1829)
= Exolobus patens (Decne.) E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 318 (1885)
= Exolobus patens var. paraguayensis Malme; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 34(7): 84 (1900)
= Exolobus rotatus (Vell.) E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 320 (1885)
= Exolobus stenolobus (Decne.) E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 319 (1885)
= Gonolobus broadwayae Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 340 (1912)
= Gonolobus oxyanthus Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 818 (1852)
= Gonolobus patens Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 594 (1844)
= Gonolobus rostratus (Vahl) Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 61 (1820), isonym
= Gonolobus rotatus (Vell.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 593 (1844)
= Gonolobus stenolobus Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 595 (1844)
= Philibertia rotata Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 233 (1879)
= Pulvinaria stenoloba (Decne.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(12): 26 (1927)
species :
Gonolobus rumihuilcanus Cerchiai & L.O.Alvarado; Phytotaxa 575(3): 288 (2022)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Gonolobus sagasteguii Morillo; Ernstia 50: 17 (1988)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Gonolobus salvinii Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 334 (1882)
Distribution: Guatemala; Belize; Honduras
80 BLZ GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus longipetiolatus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 282 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum salvinii (Hemsl.) Standl.; Lista Pl. Salvador [Standley & Calderón] 178 (1925)
species :
Gonolobus sanctamartae Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(190): 65 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Gonolobus sandersii W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(1): 238 (2005)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus sanmartinus Lozada-Pérez & E.B.Cortez; Phytotaxa 613(1): 70 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Veracruz)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus saraguranus Morillo; Nordic J. Bot. 14(3): 286 (1994)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Gonolobus scaber K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 302 (1895)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Gonolobus sororius A.Gray ex S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 431 (1887)
Distribution: Mexico (Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus spiranthus Juárez-Jaimes, W.D.Stevens & Lozada-Pérez; Novon 19(4): 479 (2009)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus stapelioides Desv.; Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid. [Hamilton] 32 (1825)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Fischeria cincta Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 421 (1862)
= Gonolobus cinctus (Griseb.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2(2): 750, in nota sub Fischeria (1876)
species :
Gonolobus stellatus Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 420 (1862)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Gonolobus stenanthus (Standl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 243 (1941)
subspecies :
subsp. stenanthus
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Yucatan); Belize; Honduras
79 MEX 80 BLZ HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum uniflorum Sessé & Moc.; Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 70 (1894) non Kunth
= Matelea stenantha (Standl.) Shinners; Sida 1: 366 (1964)
= Vincetoxicum stenanthum Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 255 (1929)
subspecies :
subsp. yucatanensis (Woodson) Carnevali & Duno; Phytotaxa 530(2): 157 (2022)
Distribution: Mexico (Yucatan)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Trichostelma yucatanense Woodson; Amer. J. Bot. 22: 69 (1935)
= Gonolobus yucatanensis (Woodson) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 53(6): 405 (1983)
species :
Gonolobus stenosepalus (Donn.Sm.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 243 (1941)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; Honduras
79 MEX 80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Fimbristemma stenosepala Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 18: 208 (1893)
= Matelea smithii Shinners; Sida 1: 366 (1964)
species :
Gonolobus stephanotrichus Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 177 (1866)
Distribution: Cuba; Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico
81 CUB HIS PUE
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum stephanotrichum (Griseb.) Britton; Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 6: 100 (1925)
species :
Gonolobus stipitatus Morillo; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 43(2): 237 (1986 publ. 1987)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca)
82 CLM
species :
Gonolobus striatus M.Martens & Galeotti; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(1): 365 (1844)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum striatum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1190 (1924)
species :
Gonolobus suberosus (L.) Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 59 (1820)
Name: Angularfruit milkvine
Distribution: USA (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida)
74 USA 75 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum suberosum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 212 (1753)
= Gonolobus granulatus Scheele; Linnaea 21: 759 (1848)
= Gonolobus macrophyllus Chapm.; Fl. South. U.S. 368 (1860), nom. illeg.
= Gonolobus suberosus var. granulatus (Scheele) Krings & Q.Y.Xiang; Harvard Pap. Bot. 10(2): 157 (2005)
= Gonolobus tiliifolius Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 596 (1844)
= Vincetoxicum suberosum (L.) Britton; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 260 (1894)
species :
Gonolobus taylorianus W.D.Stevens & Montiel; Novon 12(4): 551 (2002)
Distribution: Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica
80 COS ELS GUA HON NIC
species :
Gonolobus tenuisepalus Krings; Sida 20(1): 105 (2002)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Gonolobus tetragonus (Vell.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 594 (1844)
Distribution: SE-Brazil
84 BRA
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum tetragonum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 3: t. 69, 119 (1829)
species :
Gonolobus tingens Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 592 (1844)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo, Queretaro)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum tingens (Decne.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1188 (1924)
species :
Gonolobus tobagensis Urb.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 37 (1919)
Distribution: Tobago; Guyana
81 TRT 82 GUY
species :
Gonolobus triflorus M.Martens & Galeotti; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(1): 365 (1844)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum triflorum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1189 (1924)
species :
Gonolobus truncatifolius W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(1): 239 (2005)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Gonolobus uniflorus Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 207. I. 238 (1818)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Honduras
79 MEX 80 HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum uniflorum (Kunth) Arthur; Torreya 21: 11 (1921)
species :
Gonolobus ustulatus W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(1): 242 (2005)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Gonolobus variabilis W.D.Stevens; Novon 15(1): 242 (2005)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Gonolobus versicolor Woodson; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 80 (1944)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Puebla); Guatemala; Honduras
79 MEX 80 GUA HON
species :
Gonolobus villasenorii L.O.Alvarado, PÃo-León, Morillo & S.Islas; Taxonomy 4(1): 3 (2024)
Distribution: Mexico (Sinaloa)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus virescens Desv.; Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid. [Hamilton] 32 (1825)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Gonolobus volcanicus Nuñez Oberg, L.O.Alvarado & S.Islas; Bot. Sci. 102(1): 225 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Puebla)
79 MEX
species :
Gonolobus waitukubuliensis Krings; Syst. Bot. 32(1): 187 (2007)
Distribution: Dominica
81 DOM
species :
Gonolobus xanthotrichus Brandegee; Zoe 5: 251 (1908)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; Honduras
79 MEX 80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus oblongifolius (Donn.Sm.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 243 (1941)
= Matelea oblongifolia (Donn.Sm.) Shinners; Sida 1: 366 (1964)
= Trichostelma ciliatum Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 10: 288 (1888), K. Schum. in Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 303 (1895)
= Trichostelma oblongifolium Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 48: 296 (1909)
= Vincetoxicum xanthotrichum (Brandegee) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1193 (1924)
species :
Gonolobus youroumaynensis Krings; Syst. Bot. 32(1): 190 (2007)
Distribution: St. Vincent
81 STV
species :
Gonolobus zuliensis Morillo; Lilloa 53(1): 94 (2016)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
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