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The genus Matelea is in the family Apocynaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Matelea

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Matelea abbreviata Standl. & L.O. Williams	Accepted		TRO
Matelea acuminata (Griseb.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea acutissima (Rusby) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea adenocardia (Standl.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea alabamensis (Vail) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea aliciae Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea amazonica Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea andina (Malme) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea angustiloba (B.L. Rob. & Greenm.) W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea araneosa (Donn. Sm.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea aristeguietae Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea asplundii (Malme) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea atrocoronata (Brandegee) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea attenuata (Rusby) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea australis (Malme) Pontir.	Accepted		TRO
Matelea aymardii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea badilloi Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea bahiensis Morillo & Fontella	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea baldwyniana (Sweet) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea bayatensis (Urb.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea belizensis (Lundell & Standl.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea bicolor (Britton & P. Wilson) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea biflora (Raf.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea bolivarensis Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea boliviensis (Schltr.) Goyder	Accepted		TRO
Matelea brevicoronata (B.L. Rob.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea calcarata Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea calcicola (Greenm.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea camiloana Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea campechiana (Standl.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea camporum (Brandegee) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea capillacea (E.Fourn.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea cardozoi Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea carmenaemiliae Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea carnevaliana Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea castanea (Brandegee) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea caudata (A. Gray) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea chacoensis Goyder	Accepted		TRO
Matelea chihuahuensis (A. Gray) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea chimboracensis Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea chrysantha (Greenm.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea congesta (Decne.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea cordata (Brandegee) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea cordifolia (A. Gray) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea coriacea Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea corrugata W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea costanensis Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea costaricensis W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea costata (Urb.) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea crassifolia Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea crenata (Vail) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea crispiflora (Urb.) Jimenez	Accepted		TRO
Matelea cumanensis (Willd. ex Schult.) W.D.Stevens	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea cuyabensis (Malme) Liede & Meve	Accepted		TRO
Matelea cyclophylla (Standl.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea cynanchiflora Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea cynanchoides (Engelm. & A. Gray) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea dasytricha (Schltr.) Fontella	Accepted		TRO
Matelea decipiens (Alexander) Woodson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea decumbens W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea delascioi Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea denticulata (Vahl) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea dictyantha Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea diversifolia (E. Fourn.) Morillo & Fontella	Accepted		TRO
Matelea dusenii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea dwyeri Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea ecuadorensis (Schltr.) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea ekmanii (Urb.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea elachyantha W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea elliptica (Rusby) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea emmartinezii W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea fendleri Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea ferruginea W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea fiebrigii (Schltr.) Goyder	Accepted		TRO
Matelea filipes W.D. Stevens & Monterrosa	Accepted		TRO
Matelea flavidula (Chapm.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea floresii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea floridana (Vail) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea friesii (Malme) Goyder	Accepted		TRO
Matelea fruticosa (Brandegee) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea fucata Woodson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea fulvida (F. Ballard) W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea furvescens W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea geminiflora (Decne.) Fontella	Accepted		TRO
Matelea gentlei (Lundell & Standl.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea glandulosa (Poepp. ex Decne.) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea glaziovii (E. Fourn.) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea gonoloboides (B.L. Rob. & Greenm.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea gracilis (Decne.) W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea grandifolia (Rusby) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea greggii (Vail) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea guatemalensis (K. Schum.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea haberi W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea harlingii Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea hastulata (A. Gray) Sundell	Accepted		TRO
Matelea hatschbachii (Fontella & C. Valente) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea hildegardiana Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea hirsutissima (Schltr.) Goyder	Accepted		TRO
Matelea hispida (Hook. & Arn.) Bacigalupo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea holstii Morillo & Carnevali	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea honorana Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea humboldtiana Spellman & Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea inconspicua (Brandegee) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea inops Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea insolita W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea ionantha Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea jaramilloi Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea johnstonii Shinners	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea klugii Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea lanata (Zucc.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea lanceolata (Decne.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea lanosa (E. Fourn.) Morillo & Fontella	Accepted		TRO
Matelea lasiostemma (Hemsl.) Shinners	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea laurae Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea lehmannii (Schltr.) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea leptogenia (B.L. Rob.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea lesueurii (Standl.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea leucoderma (Rusby) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea lhotzkyana (E. Fourn.) Fontella	Accepted		TRO
Matelea liesneri Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea ligustrina (Decne.) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea lilloana (T. Mey.) Pontir.	Accepted		TRO
Matelea longiflora (Jacq.) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea longifolia (Markgr.) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea lourteigiae Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea magallanesii E.J. Lott	Accepted		TRO
Matelea magnifolia (Pittier) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea manarae Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea marcoassisii Fontella	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea marginata Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea maritima (Jacq.) Woodson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea matogrossensis Fontella	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea medusae Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea melinii (Malme) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea meyeri Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea micrantha L.O. Williams	Accepted		TRO
Matelea molinarum L.O. Williams	Accepted		TRO
Matelea mollis (Griseb.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea morilloana Fontella	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea neblinae Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea nielsenii Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea nigra (Decne.) Morillo & Fontella	Accepted		TRO
Matelea nigrescens (Schltdl.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea nipensis (Urb.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea nummularia (Decne.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea oaxacana (Standl.) W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea oblongata (Griseb.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea ocellata W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea orthoneura Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea orthosioides (E. Fourn.) Fontella	Accepted		TRO
Matelea ovatifolia (Griseb.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea oxypetaloides (E. Fourn.) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea palustris Aubl.	Accepted		TRO
Matelea panamensis Spellman & Dwyer	Accepted		TRO
Matelea parviflora (Torr.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pastazana Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea patalensis (Donn. Sm.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pauciflora (Spreng.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pedalis (E. Fourn.) Fontella & E.A. Schwarz	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pedicellata (Malme) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pedunculata K. Schum. ex Ule	Accepted		TRO
Matelea peruviana Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea petiolaris (A. Gray) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea picturata (Hemsl.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pilosa (Benth.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pinguifolia (Standl.) Woodson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea planiflora (Jacq.) Dugand	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea porphyrantha (Standl.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea porphyrocephala Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pringlei (A. Gray) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea producta (Torr.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea prostrata (Cav.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pseudobarbata (Pittier) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pubiflora (Decne.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pueblensis (Brandegee) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea purpurea (Decne.) Goyder	Accepted		TRO
Matelea purpureolineata Woodson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea purpusii (Brandegee) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pusilliflora L.O. Williams	Accepted		TRO
Matelea pyrrhotricha (Decne.) Fontella	Accepted		TRO
Matelea quercetorum (Standl.) W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea quinquedentata (E. Fourn.) Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea reflexa (Hemsl.) Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea refracta (E.Fourn.) Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea reitzii Fontella	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea reticulata (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Woodson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea rivularis Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea rubra (H.Karst.) Spellman & Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea ruiz-pavonii Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea sagittifolia (A. Gray) Woodson ex Shinners	Accepted		TRO
Matelea santosii Fontella & Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea schaffneri (A. Gray ex Hemsl.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea schreiteri (T. Mey.) Pontir.	Accepted		TRO
Matelea schunkei Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea sintenisii (Schltr.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea sprucei Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea squiresii (Rusby) Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea stenopetala Sandwith	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea stenosepala Lundell	Accepted		TRO
Matelea stergiosii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea steyermarkii Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea suareziae Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea suberifera (B.L. Rob.) W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea subsessilifolia Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea sucrensis Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea sugillata W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea sylvicola L.O. Williams	Accepted		TRO
Matelea tamnifolia (Griseb.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea tenuis Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea tigrina (Griseb.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea tinctoria Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea trachyantha (Greenm.) W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea tristiflora (Standl.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea tristis (Seem.) Spellman	Accepted		TRO
Matelea tuerckheimii (Donn. Sm.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea umbellata (Brandegee) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea urophylla L.O. Williams	Accepted		TRO
Matelea vailiana Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea vargasii Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea variifolia (Schltr.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea velutina (Schltdl.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea velutinoides W.D. Stevens	Accepted		TRO
Matelea violacea Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea virginiae Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Matelea viridis (Moldenke) Spellman	Accepted		TRO
Matelea warscewiczii (H. Karst.) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea weberbaueri Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea wootonii (Vail) Woodson	Accepted		TRO
Matelea woytkowskii Morillo	Accepted		TRO
Matelea yanomamica Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)

Statistics

The Plant List includes 375 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Matelea. Of these 233 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 4 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Matelea. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 375 species names for the genus Matelea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	233	62.1%
◕	Synonym	66	17.6%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	76	20.3%

All names

The status of the 379 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Matelea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	235	62.0%
◕	Synonym	68	17.9%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	76	20.1%

Of these names,

• 1 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 375 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Matelea, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	164	52	0	0	216	57.6%
	Low confidence	69	14	0	76	159	42.4%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Matelea, are as follows: