Metastelma parviflorum (Sw.) R. Br. ex Schult. (Syst. Veg. 6: 120. 1820.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, St. Barthelemy, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Culebra, Mona, ], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], South America (Trinidad),
Common Names: Corde à violon (L. Antilles), Liane à corde (L. Antilles),
Synonyms: Cynanchum albiflorum (Griseb.) Stearn (Phytologia 21: 138. 1971.), Cynanchum hartii (Schltr.) Proctor (J. Arnold Arbor. 63: 290. 1982.), Cynanchum parviflorum Sw. (Prodr. 53. 1788.), Metastelma hartii Schltr. (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 256. 1899), Metastelma paralias Decne. (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 514. 1844.), Metastelma schlechtendalii sensu Griseb., non Decne. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 417. 1862.), Metastelma suberosum Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 417. 1862.),
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Originally in Asclepiadaceae.
Last edited 10 Sep 09