Name:		Matelea Aubl. [basionym]
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Asclepiadaceae R. Br. [Family] Gentianales [Order] Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Matelea hirsuta (M.Vahl) Woodson Matelea maritima (Jacq.) Woodson Matelea quirosii (Standley) R. E. Woodson Matelea viridiflora (G. Meyer) Woodson
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]