Silverbushes | |
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Argythamnia serrata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Chrozophoreae |
Subtribe: | Ditaxinae |
Genus: | Argythamnia P.Br. |
Synonyms [1] | |
Argythamnia is a genus of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1756. [2] They are known commonly as silverbushes.
As with many other genera, there have been many changes in classification the past several years. The following list includes species accepted as members of Argythamnia as of September 2014. The species are native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, Colombia, and Texas.
Moved to other genera (Caperonia Chiropetalum Croton Ditaxis Philyra Speranskia)
Ditaxis is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824. Its name comes from Greek dis ("two") and taxis ("rank"), referring to the stamens which are in two whorls. The genus is widespread across much of the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Uruguay.