Metastelma mexicanum (Brandegee) Fishbein & R.A.Levin
First published in Madroño 44: 270 (1997 publ. 1998)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Arizona to SW. New Mexico and Mexico. It is a liana and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Arizona, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Basistelma mexicanum (Brandegee) Bartlett in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 44: 632 (1909)
- Melinia mexicana Brandegee in Zoe 5: 216 (1905)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Basistelma angustifolium Bartlett in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 44: 632 (1909)
- Cynanchum wigginsii Shinners in Sida 1: 365 (1964)
- Metastelma angustifolium Torr. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 159 (1859), nom. illeg.
- Pattalias angustifolius S.Watson in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 60 (1889)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
- Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
- 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.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
- 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.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright, C. [1677], Mexico | K000196989 | Yes | |||
| Wright, C. [1677], Mexico | K000196990 | isotype | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0