Matelea is a genus of
flowering plants in the family
Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines.[4] Some people consider Chthamalia to be a synonym to or a subgenus of Matelea.[5]
^"Genus: Matelea Aubl". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-03-13. Archived from
the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
^1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen