Macropharynx

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Apocynoideae
Tribus: Echiteae
Subtribus: Peltastinae
Genus: Macropharynx
Species: M. abnorma – M. anomala – M. colombiana – M. conflictiva – M. gigantea – M. isthmica – M. macrocalyx – M. meyeri – M. peltata – M. peruviana – M. pulchra – M. renteriae – M. spectabilis – M. steyermarkii – M. venusta
Name

Macropharynx Rusby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 327. (1927)

Type species: Macropharynx fistulosa Rusby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 329. (1927)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Peltastes Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 375. (1932)

References

Rusby, H.H. 1927. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 7: 327
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Macropharynx in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Macropharynx. Published online. Accessed: Sep 21 2018. Reference page.
Morales, J.F., Endress, M.E. & Liede-Schumann, S. 2017. Sex, drugs and pupusas: Disentangling relationships in Echiteae (Apocynaceae). Taxon 66(3): 623–644. DOI: 10.12705/663.7 Paywall ResearchGate Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2018. Macropharynx. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Sep 2018. Reference page.
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

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