Apocynaceae
Chloropetalum

Chloropetalum denticulatum (Vahl) Morillo

First published in Pittieria 39: 218 (2015)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Grenada to Central & S. Tropical America. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Krings, A. (2011). Synopsis of Matelea s.l. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in Trinidad, Tobago and the ABC islands. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 5: 475-483.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Rapini, A. (2010). Revisitando as Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae) da Cadeia do Espiniaço. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 28: 97-123.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mahu, M. [s.n.] Chile K001334215 No
Hinton, G.B. [6703] Mexico Matelea viridiflora K000465661 No
Hinton, G.B. [8522] Mexico Matelea viridiflora K000465664 No
Hinton, G.B. [8017] Mexico Matelea viridiflora K000465666 No
Hinton, G.B. [8094] Mexico Matelea viridiflora K000465660 No
Hinton, G.B. [8522] Mexico Matelea viridiflora K000465665 No
Hinton, G.B. [6703] Mexico Matelea viridiflora K000465662 No
Hinton, G.B. [9105] Mexico Matelea viridiflora K000465663 No
Chile Cynanchum viride K000197282 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chile Cynanchum viride K000197283 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [14772] Bolivia Gonolobus denticulatus K:SPC-72210.000 No
Jan 1, 2013 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Matelea denticulata K000095850 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 s.coll. [671] Matelea denticulata K001078040 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil Matelea denticulata K000095852 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Matelea denticulata K001060838 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Milliken, W. [364] Brazil Matelea denticulata K000095851 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Parker, C.S. [s.n.] Guyana Matelea denticulata K001060221 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Parker, C.S. [199] Guyana Matelea denticulata K001060837 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Bolland, G. [s.n.] Brazil Matelea denticulata K000095849 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Eggers, H.F.A. [5561] Trinidad and Tobago Matelea denticulata K000061656 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Fendler, A. [638] Trinidad and Tobago Matelea denticulata K000096706 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Silva, J.M.; Lucas, E.; Mazine, F.F. [3899] Brazil Matelea denticulata K001060836 Yes
Roldán, F.J.; Betancur, J.; Betancur, A.; Marulanda, O.; Palacio, M.; Tobón, E. [583] Colombia Matelea denticulata K001489646 Yes
Hostmann [310] Suriname Matelea denticulata K000197374 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hostmann [310] Suriname Matelea denticulata K000197376 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) Matelea denticulata K001489634 Yes
Bolivia (santa Cruz ) Matelea denticulata K001489635 Yes
Bolivia (santa Cruz ) Matelea denticulata K001489636 Yes
Peru Matelea denticulata K001489637 Yes
Peru Matelea denticulata K001489638 Yes
Ecuador Matelea denticulata K001489639 Yes
Ecuador Matelea denticulata K001489640 Yes
Colombia Matelea denticulata K001489641 Yes
Colombia Matelea denticulata K001489642 Yes
Colombia Matelea denticulata K001489643 Yes
Colombia Matelea denticulata K001489644 Yes
Colombia Matelea denticulata K001489645 Yes
Colombia Matelea denticulata K001489647 Yes
Venezuela Matelea denticulata K001489648 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0