Status:
valid
Authors:
Brandegee
Source:
tro
Year:
1905
Citation Micro:
Zoe 5: 216 (1905)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001103301
Uses & Benefits
Metastelma cuneatum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and is also used in traditional medicine.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Metastelma cuneatum is a white, star-shaped bloom with five petals. Its seeds are small, dark brown and oval-shaped. The seedlings are thin and have a single pair of leaves.
Where to Find Metastelma cuneatum
Metastelma cuneatum can be found in tropical and subtropical regions of Central and South America.
Species in the Metastelma genus
Metastelma sepium,
Metastelma albiflorum,
Metastelma schlechtendalii,
Metastelma warmingii,
Metastelma uncinatum,
Metastelma broadwayi,
Metastelma mirifolium,
Metastelma burchellii,
Metastelma arizonicum,
Metastelma astephanoides,
Metastelma miserum,
Metastelma paraquense,
Metastelma parviflorum,
Metastelma myrtifolium,
Metastelma lineare,
Metastelma martinicense,
Metastelma exasperatum,
Metastelma cubense,
Metastelma ekmanii,
Metastelma dorrii,
Metastelma hirtellum,
Metastelma huberi,
Metastelma giuliettianum,
Metastelma grandiflorum,
Metastelma hamatum,
Metastelma harleyi,
Metastelma chiapense,
Metastelma chimantense,
Metastelma cordatifolium,
Metastelma atrovirens,
Metastelma ditassoides,
Metastelma fiebrigii,
Metastelma gracile,
Metastelma mathewsii,
Metastelma northropiae,
Metastelma pedunculare,
Metastelma purpurascens,
Metastelma sepicola,
Metastelma bahamense,
Metastelma barbigerum,
Metastelma blodgetti,
Metastelma brachystephanum,
Metastelma californicum,
Metastelma linearifolium,
Metastelma palmeri,
Metastelma penicillatum,
Metastelma latifolium,
Metastelma pringlei,
Metastelma schaffneri,
Metastelma aemulans,
Species in the Apocynaceae family
Acokanthera laevigata,
Acokanthera oblongifolia,
Acokanthera oppositifolia,
Acokanthera rotundata,
Acokanthera schimperi,
Adenium boehmianum,
Adenium multiflorum,
Adenium obesum,
Adenium oleifolium,
Adenium swazicum,
Adenium dhofarense,
Aganosma breviloba,
Aganosma cymosa,
Aganosma gracilis,
Aganosma lacei,
Aganosma petelotii,
Aganosma schlechteriana,
Aganosma siamensis,
Aganosma wallichii,
Aganosma heynei,
Alafia alba,
Alafia barteri,
Alafia benthamii,
Alafia berrieri,
Alafia calophylla,
Alafia caudata,
Alafia erythrophthalma,
Alafia falcata,
Alafia fuscata,
Alafia insularis,
Alafia intermedia,
Alafia landolphioides,
Alafia lucida,
Alafia microstylis,
Alafia multiflora,
Alafia nigrescens,
Alafia orientalis,
Alafia parciflora,
Alafia pauciflora,
Alafia perrieri,
Alafia schumannii,
Alafia thouarsii,
Alafia vallium,
Alafia verschuereni,
Alafia whytei,
Alafia zambesiaca,
Allamanda calcicola,
Allamanda angustifolia,
Allamanda blanchetii,
Allamanda cathartica,