Genus Matelea Aubl.

Synonym(s)

• Tetracustelma Baill.
• Amphidetes E. Fourn.
• Coelostelma E. Fourn.
• Edisonia Small
• Fimbristemma Turcz.
• Heliostemma Woodson
• Himantostemma A. Gray
• Ibatia Decne.
• Lachnostoma Kunth
• Malinvaudia E. Fourn.
• Omphalophthalma H. Karst.
• Pachystelma Brandegee
• Peckoltia E. Fourn.
• Phaeostemma E. Fourn.
• Poicilla Griseb.
• Poicillopsis Schltr. ex Rendle
• Prosthecidiscus Donn. Sm.
• Pseudibatia Malme
• Pycnobregma Baill.
• Rothrockia A. Gray
• Urostephanus B. L. Rob. & Greenm.
• Odontostephana Alexander
• Amphorella Brandegee
• Callaeolepium H. Karst.
• Chthamalia Decne.

Probable synonym(s)

• Gyrostelma E. Fourn.
• Labidostelma Schltr.
• Ptycanthera Decne.
• Microdactylon Brandegee

Possible synonym(s)

• Dictyanthus Decne.
• Macroscepis Kunth
• Polystemma Decne.
• Suberogerens Morillo
• Jacaima Rendle
• Lhotzkyella Rauschert

1. McDonnell, A. et al. 2018. Multilocus phylogenetics of New World milkweed vines (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Gonolobinae). Syst. Bot. 43:77-96. DOI: 10.1600/036364418X697021. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
2. McDonnell, A. et al. 2018. Multilocus phylogenetics of New World milkweed vines (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae, Gonolobinae). Syst. Bot. 43:77-96. DOI: 10.1600/036364418X697021. Note: genus is recovered as paraphyletic