Chiropetalum is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1832. It is widespread across relatively dry regions of North and South America from Texas to Uruguay. • # Chiropetalum anisotrichum - Rio Grande do Sul • # Chiropetalum argentinense - N Argentina • # Chiropetalum astroplethos - Coahuila, Nuevo León, Texas, Veracruz • # Chiropetalum berterianum - Chile • # Chiropetalum boliviense - Bolivia, NW Argentina • # Chiropetalum canescens - N Chile • # Chiropetalum cremnophilum - N Chile • # Chiropetalum foliosum - S Brazil • # Chiropetalum griseum - Brazil, N Argentina, Paraguay • # Chiropetalum gymnadenium - Minas Gerais, São Paulo • # Chiropetalum intermedium - Uruguay, Buenos Aires • # Chiropetalum molle - Rio Grande do Sul • # Chiropetalum patagonicum - Argentina • # Chiropetalum pavonianum - Peru • # Chiropetalum phalacradenium - Santa Catarina • # Chiropetalum pilosistylum - Rio Grande do Sul • # Chiropetalum puntaloberense - Uruguay • # Chiropetalum quinquecuspidatum - Peru • # Chiropetalum ramboi - Rio Grande do Sul • # Chiropetalum ruizianum - Peru • # Chiropetalum schiedeanum - Mexico • # Chiropetalum tricoccum - S Brazil, N Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay • # Chiropetalum tricuspidatum - Chile