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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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
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

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: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, MDKY, MEM, TENN, 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
31234100223823 Larue Kentucky 08 Aug 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne
6000
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223716 Anderson Kentucky 21 Jun 1978 William S. Bryant
521
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223757 Meigs Tennessee 26 May 1979 Henry R. DeSelm
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223815 Henry Kentucky 19 Jul 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne
5922
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223831 Madison Kentucky 12 Jun 1993 D. Collinsworth
39
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223872 Crittenden Kentucky 22 May 1976 Raymond Athey
3375
EKY
Matelea obliqua
MDKY00007827 Bath Kentucky
MDKY
Matelea obliqua
UCHT024038 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Matelea obliqua
APSC0028933 Stewart Tennessee 08 Jun 1967 Rhonda Riggins
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0054297 Wilson Tennessee
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0028940 Stewart Tennessee 29 Apr 1969
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0028937 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0028942 Montgomery Tennessee 03 Jul 1968 Edward Chester
APSC
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243746 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243698 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243707 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243693 Perry Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243695 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243705 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243709 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243692 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243711 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243710 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243714 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243694 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243697 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243713 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243699 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243703 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243700 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243696 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243701 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243702 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243708 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243706 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243764 Jessamine Kentucky
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243712 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
ETSU031786 Tennessee
ETSU
Matelea obliqua
MEM004953 Livingston Kentucky 24 Jun 1968 Raymond Athey
276
MEM
Matelea obliqua
31234100723558 Garrard Kentucky 20 Oct 2011 W.W. Overbeck
1629
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223740 Meigs Tennessee 09 Jun 1986 Henry R. DeSelm
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223799 Garrard Kentucky 20 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10-095
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223765 Anderson Kentucky 01 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
9-987
EKY
Matelea obliqua
MDKY00007828 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Matelea obliqua
MDKY00007829 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Matelea obliqua
MDKY00007824 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Matelea obliqua
MDKY00007826 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Matelea obliqua
APSC0102072 Larue Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0078833 Crittenden Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0069746 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0028943 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Matelea obliqua
UCHT024039 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Matelea obliqua
APSC0028939 Nelson Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
BRIT71818 Hickman Tennessee 01 May 2004 Dwayne Estes
06176
VDB
Matelea obliqua
BEREA024637 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Matelea obliqua
BEREA024685 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Matelea obliqua
APSC0078824 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0028941 Perry Tennessee
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0078845 Woodford Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
BRIT71819 Decatur Tennessee 18 May 1989 Milo Guthrie
2243a
VDB
Matelea obliqua
31234100223773 Mercer Kentucky 07 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10-014 B
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223864 Crittenden Kentucky 22 May 1976 Raymond Athey
3375
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223807 Fleming Kentucky 07 Jul 2000 Kim Feeman
1230
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223856 Crittenden Kentucky 03 Aug 1976 Raymond Athey
3533
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223732 Mercer Kentucky 07 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10-014
EKY
Matelea obliqua
APSC0078844 Jefferson Kentucky 30 May 1947 P.A. Davies
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0070105 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0078832 Crittenden Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0078831 Crittenden Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0078825 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
BRIT71820 Decatur Tennessee 18 May 1989 Milo Guthrie
2243b
VDB
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0178792 Henry Kentucky
TENN
Matelea obliqua
APSC0028934 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0078830 Crittenden Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0063144 Montgomery Tennessee 28 May 2016 Mason Brock
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0079213 Cumberland Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0070590 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0099966 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0028936 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0079212 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0243704 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
TENN-V-0244388 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Matelea obliqua
BRIT71817 Maury Tennessee 01 Jun 1966 R. Kral
26695
VDB
Matelea obliqua
MEM009355 Warren Kentucky 05 Jun 1971 Sallie Potter
56
MEM
Matelea obliqua
31234100223724 Kentucky 23 Jul 1907 H. Garman
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223781 Nelson Kentucky 17 Jun 1981 R. Hannan
7145
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223625 Ohio Kentucky 15 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4529
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100723574 Garrard Kentucky 22 Aug 2010 W. W. Overbeck
711
EKY
Matelea obliqua
31234100223849 Madison Kentucky 12 Jun 1993 Susan Wind
80
EKY
Matelea obliqua
MDKY00007825 Bullitt Kentucky
MDKY
Matelea obliqua
APSC0058912 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0078826 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Matelea obliqua
APSC0028945 Campbell Tennessee
APSC
Matelea obliqua
MEM000638 Webster Kentucky 22 Jul 1965 Jim Corbin
s.n.
MEM
Matelea obliqua
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