Apocynaceae

Metastelma R.Br.

First published in Asclepiadeae: 41 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Liede, s. & Meve, U. (2004). Revision of Metastelma (Apocynaceae - Asclepiadoideae) in southwestern north America and central America. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 91: 31-86.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, J.R.I. [9760] Bolivia K:SPC-60329.000 No
Wood, J.R.I. [9316] Bolivia K:SPC-60332.000 No
Wood, J.R.I.; Martinez, M.T.; Aramayo, G. [28351] Bolivia K001600714 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [9744] Bolivia K:SPC-60335.000 No
Wood, J.R.I. [8883] Bolivia K:SPC-60341.000 No
Wood, J.R.I. [14698] Bolivia K:SPC-74212.000 No
Smith, H., H. [1679] Colombia K000197133 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, W. [8866] Jamaica K000196946 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, W. [8866] Jamaica K000196945 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [10873] Bolivia K:SPC-61566.000 No
Goyder, D.J.; Mamami, F.; Wood, J.R.I. [13226] Bolivia K:SPC-61540.000 No
Nash [1114] Bahamas, The K000196947 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [16087] Bolivia K:SPC-74191.000 No
Wood, J.R.I. [9676] Bolivia K:SPC-60338.000 No
Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J. [15571] Bolivia K:SPC-74243.000 No
Wood, J.R.I.; Mondaca, D. [14569] Bolivia K:SPC-74204.000 No
Wood, J.R.I. [17855] Bolivia K:SPC-62432.000 No
Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J.; Serrano, M. [13251] Bolivia K:SPC-61541.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0