Paxia

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Paxia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Connaraceae
Genus: Paxia
Gilg. 1891
not Herter 1931 (Euphorbiaceae) nor Ö.Nilsson 1966 (Montiaceae)

Paxia is a genus of plants in the family Connaraceae, first described in 1891. [1] [2] It is native to west-central Africa (Gabon and Nigeria). [3] [4] [5]

Species [3]
  1. Paxia calophylloides G. Schellenb. - Gabon
  2. Paxia liberosepala (Baker f.) Schellenb. ex Hutch. & Dalziel - Nigeria
  3. Paxia scandens Gilg - Gabon
  4. Paxia soyauxii (Gilg) Pierre ex G.Schellenb. - Gabon
formerly included

Two illegitimate homonyms have been published using the same name, i.e. [3]

1. PaxiaHerter 1931, synonym of Ditaxis in Euphorbiaceae - endemic to South America [6]

  1. Paxia acaulis(Herter ex Arechav.) Herter, synonym of Ditaxis acaulis Herter ex Arechav - S Brazil, Uruguay, NE Argentina. Paraguay
  2. Paxia rhizantha(Pax & K.Hoffm.) Herter, synonym of Ditaxis rhizantha Pax & K.Hoffm. - Uruguay
  3. Paxia rosularis(Pax & K.Hoffm.) Herter, synonym of Ditaxis rosularis Pax & K.Hoffm. - Paraguay, NW Argentina
  4. Paxia sellowiana(Pax & K.Hoffm.) Herter, synonym of Ditaxis sellowiana Pax & K.Hoffm. - S Brazil

2. PaxiaÖ.Nilsson 1966, synonym of either Neopaxia or Claytonia (depending on source) in Montiaceae - endemic to Australia [3]

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References

  1. Gilg, Ernest Friedrich. 1891. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 3(3): 70 in German
  2. Tropicos
  3. 1 2 3 4 The Plant List, search for genus Paxia
  4. ORSTOM. 1988. List Vasc. Pl. Gabon Herbier National du Gabon, Yaounde
  5. Hutchinson, John & Dalziel, John McEwan. 1928. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1: 514
  6. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families