Apocynaceae
Metastelma

Metastelma arizonicum A.Gray

First published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 85 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Arizona to Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua). It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • 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?
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.], Arizona K000910124 Yes
Fraser [s.n.], USA Metastelma fraseri K000910120 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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

  • 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