| Matelea diademata (Ker Gawl.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea dictyantha Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea emmartinezii W.D. Stevens, 2005 |
| Matelea falcata Juárez-Jaimes, G.M. Hernández-Barón & W.D. Stevens, 2021 |
| Matelea fruticosa (Brandegee) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea fulvida (F. Ballard) W.D. Stevens, 1999 |
| Matelea gentlei (Lundell & Standl.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea gonoloboides (B.L. Rob. & Greenm.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea gracilis (Decne.) W.D. Stevens, 1983 |
| Matelea greggii (Vail) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea guatemalensis (K. Schum.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea hastulata (A. Gray) Sundell, 1991 |
| Matelea inconspicua (Brandegee) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea inops Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea ionantha Woodson, 1950 |
| Matelea jaimesiae Gonz.-Martínez Lozada-Pérez L.O. Alvarado, 2023 |
| Matelea johnstonii Shinners, 1964 |
| Matelea lanata (Zucc.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea lanceolata (Decne.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea lesueurii (Standl.) Woodson, 1941 |