Ophellantha

Ophellantha is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1924.^[2][1] It is native to southern Mexico and northern Central America.^[3][4][5][6]

Species

1. Ophellantha spinosa Standl. - Honduras, El Salvador, Chiapas, Veracruz
2. Ophellantha steyermarkii Standl. - Guatemala, Chiapas

Ophellantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Crotonoideae
Tribe:	Codiaeae
Genus:	Ophellantha Standl.
Synonyms[1]
Acidocroton sect. Ophellantha (Standl.) G.L. Webster