{{Short description|Genus of plants}} {{distinguish|Macouba}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Macoubea guianensis Aublet 1775 pl 378.jpg |image_caption = ''Macoubea guianensis'' |display_parents = 3 |taxon = Macoubea |authority = Aubl. |synonyms_ref = <ref name=aloha/> |synonyms = ''Macubea'' <small>J.St.-Hil.</small> }}
'''''Macoubea''''' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to South America and Central America.<ref name=aloha>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=110873Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref>
;Species<ref name=aloha/> * ''Macoubea guianensis'' <small>Aubl.</small> - Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, N Brazil, the 3 Guianas * ''Macoubea mesoamericana'' <small>J.F.Morales</small> - Costa Rica, Panama * ''Macoubea sprucei'' <small>(Müll.Arg.) Markgr.</small> - Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, NW Brazil
;formerly included<ref name=aloha/> *''Macoubea fasciculata'' <small>(Poir.) Lemée</small> = ''Parahancornia fasciculata'' <small>(Poir.) Benoist</small>
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Category:Apocynaceae genera Category:Rauvolfioideae
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