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. * – Rio Grande do Sul 2. * – S + E Mexico 3. * – S Venezuela 4. * – N Argentina 5. * – Corrientes 6. * – SE Brazil 7. * – Rio de Janeiro 8. * – Uruguay, Paraguay 9. * – Bahamas, Cayman Is, Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola 10. * – Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo 11. * – Puebla, Oaxaca 12. * – Chiapas 13. * – Veracruz, Oaxaca 14. * – Colombia 15. * – S Brazil, Misiones 16. * – Venezuela, West Indies 17. * – Minas Gerais 18. * – Venezuela, West Indies 19. * – Mexico, Belize, Guatemala 20. * – Rio Grande do Sul 21. * A.Cerv. & J.Jiménez Ram. – Guerrero 22.