Bernardia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described for modern science as a genus in 1754. It is native to North and South America, as well as the West Indies. Species 1. \n* Bernardia alarici - Rio Grande do Sul 2. \n* Bernardia albida - S + E Mexico 3. \n* Bernardia amazonica - S Venezuela 4. \n* Bernardia argentinensis - N Argentina 5. \n* Bernardia asplundii - Corrientes 6. \n* Bernardia axillaris - SE Brazil 7. \n* Bernardia brevipes - Rio de Janeiro 8. \n* Bernardia caperoniifolia - Uruguay, Paraguay 9. \n* Bernardia carpinifolia - Bahamas, Cayman Is, Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola 10. \n* Bernardia celastrinea - Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo 11. \n* Bernardia chiangii - Puebla, Oaxaca 12. \n* Bernardia chiapensis - Chiapas 13. \n* Bernardia chinantlensis - Ver