| 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 |
| Matelea lilliputiana Díaz-Mota L.O. Alvarado Pío-León, 2024 |
| Matelea lokii Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & L.O. Alvarado, 2023 |
| Matelea magallanesii E.J. Lott, 1992 |
| Matelea magnifolia (Pittier) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea medusae Woodson, 1944 |
| Matelea megacarpha (Brandegee) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea meyeri Woodson, 1950 |
| Matelea micrantha L.O. Williams, 1970 |
| Matelea molinarum L.O. Williams, 1968 |
| Matelea nigrescens (Schltdl.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea nummularia (Decne.) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea oaxacana (Standl.) W.D. Stevens, 1983 |
| Matelea obovata (Kunth) Woodson, 1941 |
| Matelea ocellata W.D. Stevens, 2000 |
| Matelea ojadapantha L.O. Alvarado, S. Islas & M.G. Chávez, 2020 |