Matelea pacifica Krings & Saville

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Matelea pacifica Krings & Saville ( holotype )

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Dorr 7672 with L.C. Barnett, 09 Nov 1990 - 10 Nov 1990

  • Location

    Venezuela. Mérida. Sucre Mun. Las Gonzales-San José road, near the village of Las Gonzales (ca. 20 km SW of Mérida).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05154070

    Occurrence ID: 69fc0885-2ce9-4392-8294-f6f97c6d6d3d

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Mérida

  • County/Municipio

    Sucre Mun.

  • Locality

    Las Gonzales-San José road, near the village of Las Gonzales (ca. 20 km SW of Mérida).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 800 - 1600 m. (2625 - 5249 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.42, -71.33

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North Carolina State University Herbarium (NCSC)
HOLOTYPB: Matelea paci¯ca Krings & SaviUe,
Systematic Botany 32: 869. 2007.
det, Krings & SaviUe 2007 (NCSC)
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Flora of Venezuela
DORR 7672	ASCLEPIADACEAE
Matelea maritima (Jacq.) Woodson
VENEZUELA. Edo. MTrida. Distr. Sucre. Las
Gonzales-San JosT road, near the village of
Las Gonzales (ca. 20 km SW of MTrida). (Ca.
8¦25'N, 71¦20'W) . Ca. 800-1600 m. Dry
vegetation.
Liane with milky latex. Older stems corky.
Flowers green, marked with purple in throat.
Fruit green with warty protruberances marked
with white.
L.J. Dorr, L.C. Barnett
November 9-108 1990
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
05154070