Matelea sintenisii

Matelea sintenisii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Matelea
Species: M. sintenisii
Binomial name
Matelea sintenisii
(Schltr.) Woodson[1]

Matelea sintenisii, known commonly as the Sintenis' milkvine,[1] is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, and is found in forests and moist districts.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Matelea sintenisii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  2. Page 240, Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: Spermatophyta - Dicotyledoneae. Melastomataceae to Lentibulariaceae, by Alain H. Liogier and Henri Alain Liogier. Published by La Editorial, UPR, 1995. ISBN 0847723372/ISBN 9780847723379
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