Matelea floridana

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Matelea floridana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Gentianales
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Genus: Matelea
Species: M. floridana
Binomial name
Matelea floridana
(Vail) Woodson
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Natural range of Matelea floridana from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: Florida milkvine

Taxonomic Notes

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Description

According to Diaz-Torbio and Putz (2021), Matela floridana has root tubers with a below-ground to above-ground biomass ratio of 5.25 and nonstructural carbohydrate concentration of 426 mg g-1.[1]

Distribution

Ecology

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

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References and notes

  1. Diaz‐Toribio, M. H. and F. E. Putz. 2021. Underground carbohydrate stores and storage organs in fire‐maintained longleaf pine savannas in Florida, USA. American Journal of Botany 108(3):432-442.