Pentatropis is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1834. It is native to Africa and southern Asia. Species 1. \n* Pentatropis bentii (N.E.Br.) Liede - from Arabia to Pakistan 2. \n* Pentatropis capensis (L.f.) Bullock - India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan 3. \n* Pentatropis fasciculatus (K. Schum.) N.E.Br. - tropical Africa 4. \n* Pentatropis nivalis (J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood - southern Africa, Madagascar 5. \n* Pentatropis novo-guineensis Valeton - New Guinea 6. \n* Pentatropis oblongifolia (Costantin) Liede - Thailand 7. \n* Pentatropis pierrei Costantin - Vietnam 8. \n* Pentatropis rigida Chiov. - Somalia 9. \n* Pentatropis senegalensis Decne. - W Africaformerly included