Macropharynx

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
	PeltastesWoodson (1932)

Last updated October 17, 2025

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]

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

1 2 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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[powo-1] 1 2 Macropharynx Rusby. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[aloha-2] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[3] 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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