Maprounea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first named as a genus in 1775. It is native to tropical Africa, Trinidad, and tropical Central and South America. Species 1. * Maprounea africana - W + C + S Africa, from Benin to Zimbabwe 2. * Maprounea amazonica - Colombia, Venezuela, N Brazil 3. * Maprounea brasiliensis - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia 4. * Maprounea guianensis - Trinidad, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay 5. * Maprounea membranacea - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Congo, Zaireformerly included