PLANTS Profile for Matelea parvifolia (spearleaf)

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PLANTS Profile

Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson
spearleaf

Symbol:

MAPA9

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asclepiadaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Shrub
Vine

L48

More Information:

Images:
Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson

Synonyms:
Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson

	GOCA3	Gonolobus californicus Jeps.
	GOPA4	Gonolobus parvifolius Torr.

Distribution:
Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson


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USA (AZ, CA, TX)

Related Taxa:
Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 31 species in Matelea

Classification:
Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family
Genus	Matelea Aubl. – milkvine
Species	Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson – spearleaf

More Accounts and Images:
Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30377.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 08:02 AM CDT