Chthamalia pubiflora

Chthamalia pubiflora
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
Synonyms
  • Edisonia pubiflora (Decne.) Small
  • Gonolobus prostratus Baldwin
  • Gonolobus pubiflorus (Decne.) Engelm. & A.Gray
  • Matelea pubiflora (Decne.) Woodson
  • Vincetoxicum pubiflorum (Decne.) A.Heller

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. 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.