Apocynaceae
Metastelma

Metastelma myrtifolium Decne.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 514 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais). It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2012). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Rapini, A. (2010). Revisitando as Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae) da Cadeia do Espiniaço. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 28: 97-123.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2012). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Rapini, A. (2010). Revisitando as Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae) da Cadeia do Espiniaço. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 28: 97-123.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 11, 1985 Harley, R.M. [15453], Brazil K000096358 Yes
Feb 16, 1977 Harley, R.M. [18736], Brazil K000096351 Yes
Harley, R.M. [22307], Brazil K000096354 Yes
Blanchet [3641], Brazil K000096360 Yes
Harley, R.M. [22622], Brazil K000096353 Yes
Coradin, L. [6396], Brazil K000096352 Yes
Harley, R.M. [19533], Brazil K000096359 Yes
Harley, R.M. [CFCR 7203], Brazil K000096357 Yes
Harley, R.M. [20983], Brazil K000096350 Yes
Harley, R.M. [20868], Brazil K000096355 Yes
Ganev, W. [3332], Brazil K000096356 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