Baldwin's Milkvine (Matelea baldwyniana)

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Apocynaceae
State: AL, AR, FL, MO, OK
Nature Serve ID: 147922
Lifeform: Forb/herb, Vine
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Baldwin's Milkvine (Matelea baldwyniana) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Baldwin's Milkvine can be found in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Oklahoma

Which CPC Partners conserve Baldwin's Milkvine (Matelea baldwyniana)?

Bok Tower Gardens

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley

05/11/2023

According to a March 2023 extract of the Florida Plant Rescue Database, Bok Tower Gardens holds 2 accessions of Matelea baldwyniana totalling approximately 170 seeds.

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

There are >30 known occurrences of Matelea baldwyniana, most of which are located in Missouri and Arkansas. There are disjunct populations in Georgia and Florida. Most populations have low numbers of individuals. Intensive forestry practices have virtually eliminated this species from its former range.