2.6. 5. Psychopterys W. R. Anderson & S. Corso, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 25: 116. 2007.

Type species.

Psychopterys dipholiphylla (Small) W. R. Anderson & S. Corso.

Notes.

Psychopterys comprises nine currently accepted species (five threatened species; Suppl. material 1) of lianas endemic to seasonally dry tropical forests of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua, Central and North America (Pool 2023; POWO 2024). For an identification key for all species of Psychopterys, see Anderson and Corso (2007) and Pool (2023).