Pogonophora is a plant genus of the family Peraceae first described as a genus in 1854.Bentham, George. 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 372-373 descriptions in Latin, commentary in EnglishTropicos It is native to central Africa and northern South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Species Pogonophora letouzeyi Feuillet, 1993 - Gabon, Congo Pogonophora schomburgkiana Miers ex Benth., 1854 - Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Fr Guinea, N + E Brazil
formerly included moved to other genera (Micrandra, Pausandra) P. cunuri - Micrandra spruceana P. trianae - Pausandra trianae
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