Actephila foetida is a plant in the family Phyllanthaceae that is found only in a very restricted range within the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia.

Male flowers have five sepals about 2.5 mm (0.10 in) long and no petals, the stamens emerge from a white, irregularly five-lobed disc.

[4] This species was first described by the Czech botanist Karel Domin in 1927, based on material he collected himself in 1909 at Harvey's Creek, about 50 km (31 mi) south of Cairns.

[4][6] Actephila foetida is found in two widely separated populations, one each to the north and south of Cairns.

[a] The plant grows in undisturbed rainforest as an understorey shrub, at altitudes from sea level to about 100 m (330 ft).