Matelea obliqua

ClassificationDicots
FamilyApocynaceae
Family (Traditional)
GenusMatelea
Species:Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woodson
Common NameClimbing Milkvine
Growth Habitvine - liana
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - liana; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Pollinium; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Multiple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Follicle; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Marginal; Sepal Fusion: Yes; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value 8
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G4? (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (2)

SynonymFull Citation
Gonolobus hirsutus Gonolobus hirsutus
Gonolobus obliquus var. shortii Gonolobus obliquus var. shortii

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Ballard (KY), Bath (KY), Bullitt (KY), Crittenden (KY), Cumberland (KY), Fleming (KY), Garrard (KY), Hardin (KY), Henry (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Larue (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Mercer (KY), Nelson (KY), Ohio (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Webster (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Claiborne (TN), Decatur (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Perry (TN), Polk (TN), Stewart (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: MDKY, BEREA, TENN, MEM, ETSU, APSC, EKY, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1907 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100223765 Anderson Kentucky 01 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
9-987
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223716 Anderson Kentucky 21 Jun 1978 William S. Bryant
521
EKY
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243714 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243713 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
APSC0070105 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
MDKY00007827 Bath Kentucky
MDKY
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243711 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243710 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243712 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
MDKY00007825 Bullitt Kentucky
MDKY
Matelea obliqua
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Plant Photos

Matelea obliqua - Dwayne Estes
Matelea obliqua - Dwayne Estes
Matelea obliqua - Dwayne Estes
Matelea obliqua - Dwayne Estes
Matelea obliqua - Tara Littlefield
Matelea obliqua - Tara Littlefield
Matelea obliqua - Margie Hunter
Matelea obliqua - Margie Hunter