Pausandra is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1870. It is native to Central America and South America. species 1. \n* Pausandra fordii Secco - Amapá, French Guiana 2. \n* Pausandra hirsuta Lanj. - Peru (Amazonas, Loreto), Brazil (Amazonas, Acre), Bolivia (Pando), Colombia (Amazonas) 3. \n* Pausandra macropetala Ducke - Brazil (Amazonas, Pará), Peru (Loreto), Venezuela (Amazonas) 4. \n* Pausandra macrostachya Ducke - Pará 5. \n* Pausandra martini Baill. - French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil 6. \n* Pausandra megalophylla Müll.Arg. - Rio de Janeiro 7. \n* Pausandra morisiana (Casar.) Radlk. - Brazil 8. \n* Pausandra trianae (Müll.Arg.) Baill. - widespread from Honduras to Boliviaformerly included