''Algernonia'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858. It is native to Peru and Brazil.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Webster, G. L. 2007. Taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in American Euphorbiaceae sensu lato. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 25: 235–239. ;Species

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Euphorbiaceae genera Euphorbioideae Flora of South America Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon {{Euphorb-stub