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Matelea floridana

Plants

Family: Apocynaceae · Genus: Matelea

Matelea floridana

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Matelea floridana is a flowering plant within the Milkweed Subfamily. It is endemic to Florida and two counties in Georgia, and is listed as Endangered. It is a perennial dicot. Flowers are purplish black, 1–2 cm in diameter, borne on short pedicels that occur at mature nodes along the stem, from one to many flowers. Leaf pairs are opposite, cordate from 5–10 cm in length, lightly pubescent.

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