496.0000
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: 6774; hybrids: 10
= 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)
496.6628
Genus
Ibatia Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 599, 605 (1844)
clade V
Species listed in database: 38
= Amphidetes E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 213 (1885)
= Baclea E.Fourn.; Dict. Bot. 1: 338 (1877), nom. inval.
= Gyrostelma E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 302 (1885)
= Omphalophthalma H.Karst.; Fl. Columb. [Karsten] 2: 119, t. 163 (1865)
= Pseudibatia Malme; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 34(7): 78 (1900)
= Pycnobregma Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 10: 288 (1890), K. Schum. in Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 304 (1895)
species :
Ibatia aristeguietae
(Morillo) Morillo; Pittieria 36: 21 (2012)
Distribution: Venezuela (Cojedes, Falcón, Guárico)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea aristeguietae Morillo; Mem. Soc. Ci. Nat. La Salle 40: 73 (1980)
species :
Ibatia boliviensis
(Schltr.) Morillo; Pittieria 36: 23 (2012)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Tarija); Argentina (Salta)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus boliviensis (Schltr.) T.Mey.; Lilloa 23: 57 (1950)
= Matelea boliviensis (Schltr.) Goyder; Kew Bull. 61(1): 31 (2006)
= Pseudibatia boliviensis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 623 (1906)
species :
Ibatia calchaquina
(C.Ezcurra & Belgrano) H.A.Keller & Liede; Fl. Vasc. Argent. 19(2): 79 (2021)
Distribution: Argentina (Salta)
85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea calchaquina C.Ezcurra & Belgrano; Syst. Bot. 32(4): 857 (2007)
species :
Ibatia ciliata
E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 309 (1885)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudibatia ciliata (E.Fourn.) Malme; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 34(7): 80 (1900), et Ark. Bot. 21A(12): 24 (1927)
species :
Ibatia cordata
(Malme) Morillo; Pittieria 36: 23 (2012)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea endressiae Goes & Fontella; Novon 19(1): 41 (2009), nom. nov.
= Gonolobus cordatus Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(2): 6 (1927)
species :
Ibatia cumanensis
(Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Morillo; Phytoneuron 2015-22: 2 (2015)
Distribution: Colombia (Magdalena); Venezuela (Anzoátegui, Aragua, Bolívar, Carabobo, Nueva Esparta, Sucre); Ecuador
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Apocynum cumanense Willd. ex Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 796 (1820)
= Cynanchum fimbriatum Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 203, t. 234 (1818)
= Cynoctonum fimbriatum (Kunth) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 531 (1844)
= Ibatia albiflora H.Karst.; Fl. Columb. [Karsten] 2: 113, t. 160, f. 1 (1865)
= Ibatia fimbriata (Kunth) H.Karst.; Fl. Columb. [Karsten] 2: 118, t. 160, f. 2 (1865)
= Matelea albiflora (H.Karst.) Dugand; Caldasia 9: 435 (1966)
= Matelea cumanensis (Willd. ex Schult.) W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 64(5): 334 (1988)
= Matelea fimbriata (Kunth) Dugand; Caldasia 9: 436 (1966)
= Metaplexis fimbriata (Kunth) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 854 (1824)
= Pycnobregma funckii Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 10: 288 (1890), K. Schum. in Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 304 (1895)
= Vincetoxicum fimbriatum (Kunth) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891)
species :
Ibatia demuneri
(Goes & Fontella) Morillo; Pittieria 36: 23 (2012)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea demuneri Goes & Fontella; Novon 19(1): 41 (2009)
species :
Ibatia diversifolia
E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 309 (1885)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus diversifolius (E.Fourn.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 29A(5): 13 (1937)
= Matelea diversifolia (E.Fourn.) Morillo & Fontella; Ernstia 57: 2 (1990)
= Pseudibatia diversifolia (E.Fourn.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(12): 24 (1927)
variant :
var. surgens
(Malme) Morillo, Lieve & Meve; Taxon 75(2)-e70122: 35 (2026)
Distribution: Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea diversifolia var. surgens (Malme) Morillo & Fontella; Ernstia 57: 2 (1990)
= Pseudibatia surgens Malme; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 34(7): 80 (1900)
species :
Ibatia dugandii
(Krings) Morillo; Phytoneuron 2015-22: 2 (2015)
Distribution: Colombia (Atlántico)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea dugandii Krings; Syst. Bot. 34(2): 430 (2009)
species :
Ibatia dummelii
H.A.Keller; Darwiniana 8(1): 330 (2020)
Distribution: Argentina (Salta)
85 ARG
species :
Ibatia elliptica
(Rusby) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 119 (2013)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus ellipticus Rusby; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 4: 222 (1895)
= Matelea elliptica (Rusby) Morillo; Ernstia, n. s. 2(3-4): 69 (1992)
species :
Ibatia fiebrigii
(Schltr.) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 120 (2013)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus argentinensis T.Mey.; Gen. Sp. Pl. Argent. [Descole, ed.] 2: 240 (1944)
= Gonolobus argentinensis var. macrophyllus T.Mey.; Gen. Sp. Pl. Argent. [Descole, ed.] 2: 241, t. 111 (1944)
= Gonolobus fiebrigii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 625 (1906)
= Matelea argentinensis (T.Mey.) Pontiroli; Fl. Prov. Jujuy 8: 8: 171 (1983)
= Matelea fiebrigii (Schltr.) Goyder; Kew Bull. 61(1): 31 (2006)
species :
Ibatia foetida
(Griseb.) H.A.Keller & Liede; Fl. Vasc. Argent. 19(2): 81 (2021)
Distribution: Argentina (Catamarca, Córdoba, La Rioja)
85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus foetidus Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 19: 208 (1874)
= Gonolobus lanatus Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 235 (1879)
= Matelea foetida (Griseb.) C.Ezcurra & Belgrano; Syst. Bot. 32(4): 857 (2007)
= Pseudibatia foetida (Griseb.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 4(14): 14 (1905)
= Pseudibatia lanata (Griseb.) Malme; Ark. Bot. 4(14): 13 (1905)
species :
Ibatia fontana
(Saville & Krings) Morillo; Phytoneuron 2015-22: 2 (2015)
Distribution: Colombia (Magdalena); Venezuela
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea fontana Saville & Krings; Syst. Bot. 32(4): 864 (2007)
species :
Ibatia friesii
(Malme) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 120 (2013)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Tarija); Paraguay (Pres. Hayes); Argentina (Salta, Tucumán)
83 BOL 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea friesii (Malme) Goyder; Kew Bull. 61(1): 31 (2006)
= Gonolobus friesii (Malme) T.Mey.; Gen. Sp. Pl. Argent. [Descole, ed.] 2: 234 (1944)
= Pseudibatia friesii Malme; Ark. Bot. 21A(12): 25 (1927)
species :
Ibatia ganglinosa
(Vell.) Morillo; Pittieria 36: 23 (2012)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Maranhão, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum ganglinosum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 119 3: t. 72 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Gonolobus ganglinosus (Vell.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 597 (1844)
= Ibatia quinquelobata E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 308 (1885)
= Matelea ganglinosa (Vell.) Rapini; Neodiversity 3(2): 19 (2008)
= Matelea maritima subsp. ganglinosa (Vell.) Fontella; Bradea 5(23): 263 (1989)
= Pseudibatia ganglinosa (Vell.) Malme; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 34(7): 81 (1900)
species :
Ibatia harleyi
(Fontella & Morillo) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 121 (2013)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea harleyi Fontella & Morillo; Ernstia, n. s. 3(3-4): 117 (1994)
species :
Ibatia hirta
(Malme) H.A.Keller & Liede; Fl. Vasc. Argent. 19(2): 82 (2021)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Tarija); Argentina (Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus hirtus Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 234 (1879), nom. illeg.
= Gonolobus hirtus var. longipedunculatus T.Mey.; Gen. Sp. Pl. Argent. [Descole, ed.] 2: 243, t. 113 (1944)
= Matelea chacoensis Goyder; Kew Bull. 61(1): 32 (2006), nom. nov. superfl.
= Matelea hirta (Malme) Goyder; Kew Bull. 71(2)-23: 1 (2016)
= Pseudibatia hirta Malme; Ark. Bot. 4(14): 14 (1905)
species :
Ibatia holtonii
(Vail) Morillo; Phytoneuron 2015-22: 2 (2015)
Distribution: Colombia (Magdalena)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ibatia holtonii (Vail) R.Kr.Singh, Arigela & Sanjeet Kumar; J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(2): 136 (2025), isonym
= Matelea holtonii (Vail) Morillo; Phytoneuron 2015-22: 2 (2015), isonym
= Stelmagonum holtonii Vail; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 424 (1899)
species :
Ibatia laciniata
(E.Fourn.) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 122 (2013)
Distribution: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphidetes laciniatus E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 214 (1885)
= Amphidetes quinquedentatus E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 213 (1885)
= Matelea quinquedentata (E.Fourn.) Morillo; Ernstia 24: 37 (1984)
species :
Ibatia lanosa
E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 309 (1885)
Distribution: Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ibatia selloana E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 309 (1885)
= Matelea lanosa (E.Fourn.) Morillo & Fontella; Ernstia 57: 1 (1990)
= Pseudibatia lanosa (E.Fourn.) Malme; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 34(7): 78 (1900)
= Pseudibatia selloana (E.Fourn.) Malme; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 34(7): 80 (1900)
species :
Ibatia maritima
(Jacq.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 599 (1844)
Name: Corne a cabrite, Curamaguey, Guanabana de perro, Guanabana de perro cimarrona, Guanabanita (Dominican Republic), Corne a cabrit, Corne cabrit, Corne cabrite (Haiti), Corossol a chien, Coirossol-diable (Lesser Antilles), Guanabanilla cimarrona, Popon (Puerto Rico)
Distribution: Panama; Cuba; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); St. Martin/St. Maarten; St. Barthélémy; Saba; St. Eustatius; St. Kitts; Antigua; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; Dominica; Martinique; St. Lucia; Grenadines; St. Vincent; Grenada; Trinidad; Colombia (Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Magdalena, Norte de Santander); Isla Margarita; Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Bolívar, Carabobo, Falcón, Guárico, Lara, Mérida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Trujillo, Yaracuy); Guyana; Brazil (Ceará); N-Brazil (Amazonas); Fernando Noronha Isl.
80 PAN 81 ABA CUB DOM GDL GRE HIS MAR MTS PUE SAB SBA STE STK STL STM STV TRT VEN VIR 82 CLM GUY VEN 84 BRA FNI
Synonyms: hidden
= Asclepias maritima Jacq.; Enum. Syst. Pl. 17 (1760)
= Cynanchum maritimum (Jacq.) Jacq.; Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. 83, t. 56 (1763)
= Gonolobus cearensis Malme; Ark. Bot. 29A(4): p. 5 (1937)
= Gonolobus floccosus Bertol.; Opusc. Sci. 4: 225 (1823)
= Gonolobus maritimus (Jacq.) R.Br.; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 35 (1809)
= Gonolobus maritimus (Jacq.) Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 59 (1820), isonym
= Gonolobus micranthus Hook.f. ex Hemsl.; Rep. Voy. Challenger, Bot. 1(2): 18 (t. 15) (1884)
= Gonolobus suberosus Bertol.; Elench. Pl. Hort. Bot. Bon. 5 (1820), nom. illeg.
= Ibatia muricata Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 421 (1862)
= Lachnostoma maritimum (Jacq.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 2: 226 (1885)
= Matelea maritima (Jacq.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 222 (1941)
= Matelea maritima subsp. andina Dugand; Caldasia 9: 438 (1966)
= Matelea maritima subsp. cearensis (Malme) Fontella; Bradea 8(50): 340 (2002)
= Matelea maritima subsp. micrantha (Hook.f. ex Hemsl.) Fontella; Bradea 8(50): 341 (2002)
species :
Ibatia micrantha
H.A.Keller; Darwiniana 8(1): 333 (2020)
Distribution: Argentina (Salta)
85 ARG
species :
Ibatia mollis
Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 177 (1866)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnostoma mollis (Griseb.) M.Gómez; Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 276 (1894)
= Matelea mollis (Griseb.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 223 (1941)
= Poicilla mollis (Griseb.) Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 5: 470 (1908)
= Poicillopsis mollis (Griseb.) Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 339 (1912)
= Ptycanthera mollis (Griseb.) Schltr.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1: 280 (1899)
species :
Ibatia morilloana
(Fontella) Morillo; Pittieria 36: 23 (2012)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea morilloana Fontella; Bradea 6(8): 62 (1992)
species :
Ibatia nigra
(Decne.) Morillo; Pittieria 37: 122 (2013)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnostoma nigrum Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 602 (1844)
= Matelea nigra (Decne.) Morillo & Fontella; Ernstia 57: 2 (1990)
species :
Ibatia oxypetaloides
(E.Fourn.) Morillo, Lieve & Meve; Taxon 75(2)-e70122: 35 (2026)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gyrostelma oxypetaloides var. grazielae (Fontella) Morillo & H.A.Keller; Bonplandia (Corrientes) 25(2): 139 (2016)
= Gyrostelma oxypetaloides E.Fourn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(4): 302 (1885)
= Matelea oxypetaloides (E.Fourn.) Morillo; Ernstia 24: 37 (1984)
= Matelea oxypetaloides var. grazielae Fontella; Pabstia 7(4): 2 (1996)
species :
Ibatia pacifica
(Krings & Saville) Morillo; Pittieria 36: 23 (2012)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea pacifica Krings & Saville; Syst. Bot. 32(4): 869 (2007)
species :
Ibatia pucara
Morillo; Lilloa 53(1): 95 (2016)
Distribution: Bolivia
83 BOL
species :
Ibatia roulinioides
(Agra & W.D.Stevens) Morillo; Pittieria 39: 228 (2015)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Ceará, Paraíba)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea roulinioides Agra & W.D.Stevens; Novon 6(1): 6 (1996)
species :
Ibatia rubra
(H.Karst.) Morillo; Phytoneuron 2015-22: 2 (2015)
Distribution: Aruba; Bonaire; Curacao; Colombia (Atlántico, Magdalena); Venezuela (Falcón, Guárico, Zulia)
81 ARU BON CUR 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea rubra (H.Karst.) Aa & Stoffers; Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch. C 84(3): 309 (1981)
= Matelea rubra (H.Karst.) Spellman & Morillo; Phytologia 34(2): 152 (1976)
= Omphalophthalma rubra H.Karst.; Fl. Columb. [Karsten] 2: 119, t. 163 (1865)
species :
Ibatia rusbyi
Morillo; Pittieria 37: 122 (2013)
Distribution: Bolivia
83 BOL
species :
Ibatia santosii
(Fontella & Morillo) Morillo; Pittieria 36: 24 (2012)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea santosii Fontella & Morillo; Ernstia, n. s. 3(3-4): 118 (1994)
species :
Ibatia sartago-diaboli
(Goyder) Morillo; Lilloa 53(1): 97 (2016)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea sartago-diaboli Goyder; Kew Bull. 63(2): 335 (2008)
species :
Ibatia schreiteri
(T.Mey.) Morillo; Pittieria 36: 24 (2012)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus schreiteri T.Mey.; Gen. Sp. Pl. Argent. [Descole, ed.] 2: 236 (1944)
= Matelea schreiteri (T.Mey.) Pontiroli; Fl. Prov. Jujuy 8: 8: 171 (1983)
species :
Ibatia suberosa
(Malme) Morillo, Lieve & Meve; Taxon 75(2)-e70122: 35 (2026)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudibatia suberosa Malme; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 34(7): 79 (1900)
species :
Ibatia venturii
(Malme) Morillo; Pittieria 36: 24 (2012)
Distribution: Argentina
85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus venturii Malme; Ark. Bot. 25A(7): 18 (1933)
species :
Ibatia woodii
Morillo; Pittieria 37: 125 (2013)
Distribution: Bolivia
83 BOL
