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Matelea ecuadorensis

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMar 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ5487271 ↗
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Matelea ecuadorensis is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The species was first described as Gonolobus ecuadorensis by Rudolf Schlechter in 1906. In 1985 Gilberto N. Morillo placed the species in genus Matelea as M. ecuadorensis.

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Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1906, 1985—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Matelea, ecuadorensis and species providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Matelea ecuadorensis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.