Chthamalia pubiflora

Chthamalia pubiflora (syn. Matelea pubiflora), the trailing milkvine or sandhill spiny pod, is a species of flowering plant in the Apocynaceae family, native to southeastern Georgia and peninsular Florida.^[2][3][4] It is in the Asclepiadaceae (milkweed) subfamily. A perennial vine, it has reddish-brown or light green flowers. The petals have long white hairs on them.^[5]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Chthamalia pubiflora
Conservation status
Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Chthamalia
Species:	C. pubiflora
Binomial name
Chthamalia pubiflora Decne.
Synonyms[2]
Edisonia pubiflora (Decne.) Small Gonolobus prostratus Baldwin Gonolobus pubiflorus (Decne.) Engelm. & A.Gray Matelea pubiflora (Decne.) Woodson Vincetoxicum pubiflorum (Decne.) A.Heller

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