Actinostemon is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841.Klotzsch, Johann Friedrich. 1841. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 7(1): 184-185 in LatinTropicos, Actinostemon Mart. ex Klotzsch It is native to South America, Central America, and the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroGonzález Ramírez, J. 2010. Euphorbiaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 5. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 290–394
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formerly included moved to other genera: Gymnanthes Sebastiania
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