PLANTS Profile for Matelea obliqua (climbing milkvine)

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PLANTS Profile

Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson
climbing milkvine

Symbol:

MAOB2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asclepiadaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson

Gonolobus shortii

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson

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Synonyms:
Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson

	GOOB	Gonolobus obliquus (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Schult.
	GOSH2	Gonolobus shortii A. Gray
	MASH2	Matelea shortii (A. Gray) Woodson
	ODOB	Odontostephana obliqua (Jacq.) Alexander
	ODSH	Odontostephana shortii (A. Gray) Alexander
	VIOB2	Vincetoxicum obliquum (Jacq.) Britton
	VISH3	Vincetoxicum shortii (A. Gray) Britton

Distribution:
Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson


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Related Taxa:
Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 31 species in Matelea

Classification:
Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) 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 obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson – climbing milkvine

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
climbing milkweed		Threatened
Indiana:
Gonolobus obliquus
angle pod		Rare
Maryland:
climbing milkweed		Endangered
Ohio:
angle-pod		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
oblique milkvine		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30375.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 12:47 AM MDT