| Matelea altatensis (Brandegee) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea angustiloba (B.L. Rob. & Greenm.) W.D. Stevens, 1983 |
| Matelea arizonica (A. Gray) Shinners, 1964 |
| Matelea aspera (Mill.) W.D. Stevens, 1975 |
| Matelea atrocoronata (Brandegee) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea balrog Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O. Alvarado, 2023 |
| Matelea belizensis (Lundell & Standl.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea calcarata Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea calcicola (Greenm.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea campechiana (Standl.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea camporum (Brandegee) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea castanea (Brandegee) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea caudata (A. Gray) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea cervantesii Lozada-Pérez & L.O. Alvarado, 2016 |
| Matelea chiapensis (Brandegee) Shinners, 1964 |
| Matelea chihuahuensis (A. Gray) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea chrysantha (Greenm.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea congesta (Decne.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea cordata (Brandegee) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea cordifolia (A. Gray) Woodson, 1941 |