Macroscepis is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Latin America and the West Indies. Species 1. \n* Macroscepis aurea E.Fourn. - S Brazil, NW Argentina 2. \n* Macroscepis diademata (Ker Gawl.) W.D.Stevens - Mexico 3. \n* Macroscepis elliptica N.E.Br. - Brazil 4. \n* Macroscepis hirsuta (Vahl) Schltr. - Trinidad, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela 5. \n* Macroscepis magnifica Malme - Serra de Caracol in São Paulo 6. \n* Macroscepis pleistantha Donn.Sm. - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica 7. \n* Macroscepis selloana E.Fourn. - Brazil 8. \n* Macroscepis urceolata H.Karst. - Colombia, Venezuelaformerly included