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Macroscepis

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Macroscepis
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Macroscepis is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819.[2][3] It is native to Latin America and the West Indies.[4][5][6][7]

Species[1]
  1. Macroscepis aurea E.Fourn. - S Brazil, NW Argentina
  2. Macroscepis diademata (Ker Gawl.) W.D.Stevens - Mexico
  3. Macroscepis elliptica N.E.Br. - Brazil
  4. Macroscepis hirsuta (Vahl) Schltr. - Trinidad, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
  5. Macroscepis magnifica Malme - Serra de Caracol in São Paulo
  6. Macroscepis pleistantha Donn.Sm. - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
  7. Macroscepis selloana E.Fourn. - Brazil
  8. Macroscepis urceolata H.Karst. - Colombia, Venezuela
formerly included[1]

Quick Facts Scientific classification, Type species ...

moved to Gonolobus, Matelea, Oxypetalum

  1. Macroscepis dutrae now Gonolobus dutrae
  2. Macroscepis longiflora now Matelea longiflora
  3. Macroscepis retusa now Oxypetalum retusum
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