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Matelea baldwyniana

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Sweet in Loudon) Woodson

Common Names

• Baldwin's Milkvine

Geographical Habitats

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Oklahoma
• Tennessee - USA

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• thickets
• moist soil

Flowering Times

• Apr-Sep (USA)

Fruiting Times

• Sep (USA)

Twining herbaceous climbing shrub with hairy stems. Lobed puberulent leaves to 140mm long. Mayn-flowered cymes of 12mm long whitish flowers, unpleasant odour, calyx lobes 2mm long, white corolla with thin erect lobes 9mm long. Puberulent follicles to 90mm long.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• USDA
• FOSEUS
• Kew