Phainantha is a small genus of herbaceous climbers restricted to South America. It is a disjunct genus containing five species, four of which are found in the Guyana Shield tepuyes region while the fifth is endemic to the Cordillera del Condor in Ecuador.
Species Phainantha laxiflora (Triana) Gleason Phainantha maguirei Wurdack Phainantha myrteoloides Wurdack Phainantha shuariorum C.Ulloa & D.A.Neill Phainantha steyermarkii Wurdack
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