title: Ophellantha
text: # Ophellantha
  
  Ophellantha is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1924. It is native to southern Mexico and northern Central America.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Ophellantha spinosa Standl. - Honduras, El Salvador, Chiapas, Veracruz
  * Ophellantha steyermarkii Standl. - Guatemala, Chiapas
  