What is "metalepis"

Metalepis is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1866. It is native to northern South America, Central America, Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies.

1. Metalepis albiflora Urb. - Colombia, Ecuador, Fr Guiana, N Brazil, West Indies
2. Metalepis cubensis (A. Rich.) Griseb. - Florida, Cuba, Belize, Veracruz in Mexico
3. Metalepis gentryi Morillo - Ecuador
4. Metalepis haughtii (Woodson) Morillo - Ecuador
5. Metalepis peraffinis (Woodson) Morillo - S Mexico, Central America, Colombia
6. Metalepis prevostiae Morillo - French Guyana, Panama

• Metalepis brasiliensis Morillo now Cynanchum brasiliense (Morillo) Liede