Macroscepis
Genus of plants
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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]
- Macroscepis aurea E.Fourn. - S Brazil, NW Argentina
- Macroscepis diademata (Ker Gawl.) W.D.Stevens - Mexico
- Macroscepis elliptica N.E.Br. - Brazil
- Macroscepis hirsuta (Vahl) Schltr. - Trinidad, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
- Macroscepis magnifica Malme - Serra de Caracol in São Paulo
- Macroscepis pleistantha Donn.Sm. - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
- Macroscepis selloana E.Fourn. - Brazil
- Macroscepis urceolata H.Karst. - Colombia, Venezuela
- formerly included[1]
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| Macroscepis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Macroscepis urceolata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Macroscepis Kunth |
| Type species | |
| Macroscepis obovata (syn of M. diademata)[1] Kunth | |
moved to Gonolobus, Matelea, Oxypetalum
- Macroscepis dutrae now Gonolobus dutrae
- Macroscepis longiflora now Matelea longiflora
- Macroscepis retusa now Oxypetalum retusum
