Matelea variifolia

Matelea variifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Matelea
Species:
M. variifolia
Binomial name
Matelea variifolia
(Schltr.) Woodson
Synonyms
  • Gonolobus variifolius Schltr.
  • Matelea borinquensis Alain
  • Vincetoxicum variifolium (Schltr.) Britton

Matelea variifolia, synonyms including Matelea borinquensis, known commonly as the San Lorenzo milkvine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a forest plant, endemic to Puerto Rico, and is found in Cerro Pelucho, San Lorenzo.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Matelea variifolia (Schltr.) Woodson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. ↑ "Matelea borinquensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ↑ Page 239, Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: Spermatophyta - Dicotyledoneae. Melastomataceae to Lentibulariaceae, by Alain H. Liogier and Henri Alain Liogier. Published by La Editorial, UPR, 1995. ISBN 0847723372/ISBN 9780847723379
  4. ↑ Liogier, A.H.; Liogier, H.A.; Martorell, L.F. (2000). Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: A Systematic Synopsis. Ed. de la Universidad. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-8477-0369-2. Retrieved 7 January 2020.