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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: 6704; 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)
495.6585 Genus Chthamalia Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 605 (1844)
Distribution: S-USA, Mexico, Central America
Species listed in database: 21
species :
Chthamalia atrostellata (Rintz) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(191): 43 (2023)
Distribution: USA (Texas)
77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea atrostellata Rintz; Novon 17(4): 522 (2007)
species :
Chthamalia biflora (Raf.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 605 (1844)
Name: Star milkvine
Distribution: USA (New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
74 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus biflorus (Decne.) Nutt. ex Torr.; Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 2(1): 165 (1859), nom. illeg.
= Gonolobus biflorus Raf.; New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 58 (1838)
= Gonolobus biflorus var. wrightii A.Gray; Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 105 (1878)
= Matelea biflora (Raf.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 228 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum biflorum (Decne.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424 (1891)
= Vincetoxicum wrightii (A.Gray) A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 1: 3 (1900)
species :
Chthamalia brevicoronata (B.L.Rob.) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(191): 45 (2023)
Name: Shortcrown milkvine
Distribution: USA (Texas)
77 USA
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus parviflorus var. brevicoronatus B.L.Rob.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 26: 169 (1891)
= Matelea brevicoronata (B.L.Rob.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 228 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum brevicoronatum (B.L.Rob.) Vail; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 956 (1903)
species :
Chthamalia camporum (Brandegee) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(191): 45 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea camporum (Brandegee) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 228 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum camporum Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 4: 185 (1911)
species :
Chthamalia castanea (Brandegee) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(191): 46 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphorella castanea Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 4: 92 (1910)
= Matelea castanea (Brandegee) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 232 (1941)
species :
Chthamalia chihuahuensis (A.Gray) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(191): 47 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Hidalgo, Queretaro, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus chihuahuensis A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 398 (1886)
= Matelea chihuahuensis (A.Gray) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 232 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum chihuahuense (A.Gray) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 270 (1937)
species :
Chthamalia cynanchoides (Engelm. & Gray) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(191): 47 (2023)
Name: Prairie milkvine
Distribution: USA (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas)
74 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus cynanchoides Engelm. & A.Gray; Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 251 (1845)
= Lachnostoma cynanchoides (Engelm. & A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.; Index Kew. 2: 1298 (1895)
= Matelea cynanchoides (Engelm.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 228 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum cynanchoides (Engelm.) A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 1: 2 (1900)
species :
Chthamalia decumbens (W.D.Stevens) L.O.Alvarado & E.B.Cortez; Phytoneuron 2021-47: 11 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Ciudad de México, Hidalgo, México State, Puebla, Tlaxcala); Guatemala; El Salvador
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea decumbens W.D.Stevens; Phytologia 53(6): 403 (1983)
species :
Chthamalia lesueurii (Standl.) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(191): 49 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea lesueurii (Standl.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 229 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum lesueurii Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 270 (1937)
species :
Chthamalia nummularia Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 605 (1844)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México State, Puebla)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus nummularius Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 332 (1882)
= Matelea nummularia (Decne.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 229 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum nummularium (Decne.) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 270 (1937)
species :
Chthamalia ojadapantha (L.O.Alvarado, S.Islas & M.G.Chávez) L.O.Alvarado & E.B.Cortez; Phytoneuron 2021-47: 11 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Querétaro)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea ojadapantha L.O.Alvarado, S.Islas & M.G.Chávez; Phytotaxa 461(3): 178 (2020)
species :
Chthamalia parviflora (A.Gray) L.O.Alvarado & E.B.Cortez; Phytoneuron 2021-47: 11 (2021)
Name: Smallflower milkvine
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Coahuila)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus parviflorus A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 79 (1877)
= Vincetoxicum parviflorum (A.Gray) A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 1: 2 (1900)
= Lachnostoma parviflorum (A.Gray) Torr.; Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 165 (1895)
= Matelea parviflora (A.Gray) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 229 (1941)
species :
Chthamalia pedunculata Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 605 (1844)
Distribution: Mexico (Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Mexico State, Michoacán, Queretaro, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea pedunculata (Decne.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 230 (1941)
= Gonolobus pedunculatus (Decne.) Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 332 (1882)
species :
Chthamalia producta (Torr.) L.O.Alvarado & E.B.Cortez; Phytoneuron 2021-47: 11 (2021)
Name: Texas milkvine
Distribution: USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Vincetoxicum productum (Torr.) Vail; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 431 (1899)
= Gonolobus productus Torr.; Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 165 (1859)
= Matelea producta (Torr.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 230 (1941)
species :
Chthamalia prostrata (Cav.) L.O.Alvarado & E.B.Cortez; Phytoneuron 2021-47: 12 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Durango, Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynanchum foetidum L´Hér. ex Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 602 (1844)
= Cynanchum prostratum Cav.; Icon. [Cavanilles] 1: 5, t. 7 (1791)
= Gonolobus prostratus (Cav.) Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 64 (1820), nom. illeg.
= Lachnostoma prostratum (Cav.) Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 602 (1844)
= Matelea prostrata (Cav.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 230 (1941)
= Tetracustelma prostrata (Cav.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 10: 3 (1890)
species :
Chthamalia pubiflora Decne.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 605 (1844)
Name: Trailing milkvine
Distribution: USA (Florida, Georgia)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Edisonia pubiflora (Decne.) Small; Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 1078 (1933)
= Gonolobus prostratus Baldwin; Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliott] 1: 329 (1817)
= Gonolobus pubiflorus (Decne.) Engelm. & A.Gray; Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 252 (1845)
= Matelea pubiflora (Decne.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 230 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum pubiflorum (Decne.) A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 1: 2 (1900)
species :
Chthamalia radiata (Correll) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(191): 55 (2023)
Name: Falfurrias milkvine
Distribution: USA (Texas)
77 USA
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea radiata Correll; Wrightia 3: 136 (1965)
species :
Chthamalia schaffneri (A.Gray) L.O.Alvarado & E.B.Cortez; Phytoneuron 2021-47: 12 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Gonolobus schaffneri A.Gray ex Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 334 (1882)
= Matelea schaffneri (A.Gray) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 230 (1941)
= Tetracustelma schaffneri (A.Gray) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 304 (1895)
species :
Chthamalia tehuacana Castañeda-Zárate, M.G.Chávez & L.O.Alvarado; Bot. Sci. 101(3): 898 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Puebla)
79 MEX
species :
Chthamalia texensis (Correll) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(191): 56 (2023)
Name: Trans-Pecos milkvine
Distribution: USA (Texas)
77 USA
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea texensis Correll; Brittonia 18: 310 (1967)
species :
Chthamalia wootonii (Vail) Morillo; Mem. Fund. La Salle Ci. Nat. 81(191): 57 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Matelea wootonii (Vail) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 231 (1941)
= Vincetoxicum wootonii Vail; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 485 (1901)
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