Metastelma decipiens Schltr.
First published in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 249 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cynanchum cheesmanii Woodson in R.O.Williams, Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 2: 167 (1947)
- Cynanchum decipiens (Schltr.) Alain in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 90: 191 (1963), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cynanchum decaisneanum Alain in Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. ''Felipe Poey'' 22: 119 (1955), nom. illeg.
- Cynanchum grisebachianum (Schltr.) Alain in Rhodora 67: 346 (1965)
- Metastelma decaisneanum Schltr. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 250 (1899), nom. illeg.
- Metastelma fallax Schltr. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 249 (1899)
- Metastelma grisebachianum Schltr. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 5: 469 (1908)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwith, N.Y. [1871] | 1952.000 | No | |||
| Smith, H. H. [1295], St.Vincent | K000195067 | syntype | 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