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Matelea gonocarpos (Walt.) Shinners
Angularfruit milkvine

Family: Apocynaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Vine

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Eastern and central United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

State of Florida Status: Threatened

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

Other data on Matelea gonocarpos available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Matelea gonocarpos has been found in the following 3 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Allapattah Flats Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Reported
Prairie Creek Preserve Present Native

Matelea gonocarpos has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Charlotte County Native
Glades County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Lee County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated

Matelea gonocarpos has been found in the following habitat :
Mesic Hammock