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↑ 1.0 1.1 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑