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 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