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.^[2]

Macropharynx
Macropharynx peltata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Apocynoideae
Tribe:	Echiteae
Genus:	Macropharynx Rusby (1927)
Synonyms[1]
Peltastes Woodson (1932)

Based on a phylogenetic analysis, the genus Peltastes was merged into Macropharynx in 2017.^[3]

Species

14 species are currently accepted:^[1]

• Macropharynx abnorma J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede – northern Peru
• Macropharynx anomala Woodson – Ecuador
• Macropharynx colombiana (Woodson) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede – northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela
• Macropharynx conflictiva (J.F.Morales) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede – northern Peru
• Macropharynx gigantea (Woodson) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede – Peru and northern Bolivia
• Macropharynx isthmica (Woodson) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede – Costa Rica to northwestern Venezuela
• Macropharynx meyeri (C.Ezcurra) Xifreda – northwestern Argentina
• Macropharynx peltata (Vell.) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede – northeastern Brazil to northern Argentina
• Macropharynx peruviana (Woodson) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede – Peru
• Macropharynx pulchra (Miers) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede – eastern Brazil
• Macropharynx renteriae A.H.Gentry – Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia, and Ecuador
• Macropharynx spectabilis (Stadelm.) Woodson – Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, northwestern Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador
• Macropharynx steyermarkii (Markgr.) J.F.Morales – northwestern Venezuela
• Macropharynx venusta (J.F.Morales) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede – Ecuador