Macropharynx
Macropharynx is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1927. It is native to South America and Central America.
Based on a phylogenetic analysis, the genus Peltastes was merged into Macropharynx in 2017.
Species
14 species are currently accepted:Macropharynx abnorma – northern PeruMacropharynx anomala Woodson – EcuadorMacropharynx colombiana – northern Colombia and northwestern VenezuelaMacropharynx conflictiva – northern PeruMacropharynx gigantea – Peru and northern BoliviaMacropharynx isthmica – Costa Rica to northwestern VenezuelaMacropharynx meyeri Xifreda – northwestern ArgentinaMacropharynx peltata – northeastern Brazil to northern ArgentinaMacropharynx peruviana – PeruMacropharynx pulchra – eastern BrazilMacropharynx renteriae A.H.Gentry – Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia, and EcuadorMacropharynx spectabilis Woodson – Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, northwestern Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador Macropharynx steyermarkii J.F.Morales – northwestern VenezuelaMacropharynx venusta – Ecuador