''Macroscepis '' is a genus of plants in the family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...

, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Latin America and the West Indies.Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalog of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181 ;SpeciesThe Plant List, genus ''Macroscepis''
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Gonolobus ''Gonolobus'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described in 1803. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, and the southern United States. Species 124 species are accepted. * ''Gonolobus absalonen ...

Matelea ''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''. Species , Plants of ...

, Oxypetalum'' # ''Macroscepis dutrae'' now '' Gonolobus dutrae'' # ''Macroscepis longiflora'' now '' Matelea longiflora'' # ''Macroscepis retusa'' now '' Oxypetalum retusum''

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Asclepiadoideae Apocynaceae genera {{Apocynaceae-stub