Mappia is a genus of shrubs in the family Icacinaceae. There are eleven species (including Nothapodytes <small>Blume</small>) occurring in Central America, the West Indies and Asia. The type species for the genus is Mappia racemosa <small>Jacquin</small>. Some research has been shown that it has an effective anti cancer property against breast cancer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4160808/.
Leretia cordata has been included in Mappia by some authors. The name "Mappia" has been used for Cunila and for Doliocarpus guianensis (synonym: Soramia guianensis). Both of these uses of the name "Mappia" are nomina rejecta.
Mappia foetida contains the alkaloid Mappicine [54318-59-1].
9-Methoxycamptothecin [39026-92-1] is a minor constituent of Mappia foetida Miers.