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Dalechampia is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae and of the monogeneric subtribe Dalechampiinae.

It comprises about 120 species, all found in lowland tropical areas ( below 2, 000 m ASL ) and especially in the Americas.

There are ca.

90 species in the Americas and ca.

10 species each, in Africa, Madagascar, and Asia.

Additional new species are still being described and several are very rare and at risk of extinction.