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 | |
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| 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
 
References
    
- Macropharynx Rusby. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
 - Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
 - Morales, J.F., Endress, M.E. and Liede-Schumann, S. (2017), Sex, drugs and pupusas: Disentangling relationships in Echiteae (Apocynaceae). Taxon, 66: 623-644. https://doi.org/10.12705/663.7
 
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