title: Algernonia
text: # Algernonia
  
  Algernonia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858. It is native to Peru and Brazil.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Algernonia amazonica - Huanuco, Amazonas
  * Algernonia bahiensis - Bahia
  * Algernonia brasiliensis - São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro
  * Algernonia dimitrii - SE Brazil
  * Algernonia gibbosa - Rio de Janeiro
  * Algernonia glazioui - Rio de Janeiro
  * Algernonia kuhlmannii - Peru, SE Brazil
  * Algernonia leandrii - SE Brazil
  * Algernonia obovata - Bahia, Rio de Janeiro
  * Algernonia pardina - Bahia
  * Algernonia paulae - Rio de Janeiro
  * Algernonia riedelii - Rio de Janeiro
  