Metastelma parviflorum (Sw.) Schult.
First published in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 6: 120 (1820)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Veracruz) to Guatemala, Caribbean, Colombia to Brazil (Roraima). It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Bahamas, Brazil North, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cynanchum parviflorum Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 53 (1788)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cynanchum hartii (Schltr.) Proctor in J. Arnold Arbor. 63: 290 (1982)
- Cynanchum humboldtianum Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 6: 105 (1820)
- Cynanchum paralias (Decne.) P.T.Li in J. S. China Agric. Univ. 14(1): 57 (1993)
- Cynanchum suberosum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 205 (1819), nom. illeg.
- Irmischia paralias (Decne.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 229 (1895)
- Irmischia suberosa (Decne.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 229 (1895)
- Metastelma campanulatum Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 514 (1844)
- Metastelma hartii Schltr. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 256 (1899)
- Metastelma herzogii Schltr. in Meded. Rijks-Herb. 29: 12 (1916), nom. illeg.
- Metastelma ovatum Rusby in Descr. S. Amer. Pl.: 96 (1920)
- Metastelma paralias Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 514 (1844)
- Metastelma suberosum (Decne.) Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 417 (1862)
- Orthosia suberosa Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 527 (1844)
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.
- Fontella Pereira, J., Santos, R.G.P. & Cáceres Moral, S.A. (2014). Notas taxonómicas en sclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae). Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 49: 401-404.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Zuloaga, F.O., Belgrano, M.J. & Zanotti, C.A. (eds.) (2021). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 19(2): 1-466. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
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.
- Fontella Pereira, J., Santos, R.G.P. & Cáceres Moral, S.A. (2014). Notas taxonómicas en sclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae). Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 49: 401-404.
- Forzza, R.C. & al. (2012). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
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 et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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| Venezuela | K001492529 | Yes | |||
| Venezuela | K001492530 | Yes | |||
| Venezuela | K001492531 | Yes | |||
| Trinidad & Tobago | Metastelma suberosum | K000196995 | Yes | ||
| Smith, H. H. [1676], Colombia | Metastelma ovatum | K000197131 | Yes | ||
| Schomburgk, R. [847], Guyana | Metastelma campanulatum | K000197001 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Schomburgk [847], Guyana | Metastelma campanulatum | K000197000 | Yes |
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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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
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Neotropikey
- Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0