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Urostephanus
Also called Milkvines
Urostephanus is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. Its species are found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. Originally described in 1895, it was resurrected from the non‑monophyletic milkvine genus Matelea in 2024.
Alabama milkvine · Baldwin's milkvine · Maroon Carolina milkvine · Matelea chimboracensis · Prairie milkvine · Oldfield milkvine · Matelea ecuadorensis · Florida milkvine · Matelea harlingii · Matelea honorana · Matelea jaramilloi · Climbing milkvine
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