Paxia


Paxia is a genus of plants in the family Connaraceae, first described in 1891. It is native to west-central Africa.
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Two illegitimate homonyms have been published using the same name, i.e.
1. Paxia Herter 1931, synonym of Ditaxis in Euphorbiaceae - endemic to South America
  • Paxia acaulis Herter, synonym of Ditaxis acaulis Herter ex Arechav - S Brazil, Uruguay, NE Argentina. Paraguay
  • Paxia rhizantha Herter, synonym of Ditaxis rhizantha Pax & K.Hoffm. - Uruguay
  • Paxia rosularis Herter, synonym of Ditaxis rosularis Pax & K.Hoffm. - Paraguay, NW Argentina
  • Paxia sellowiana Herter, synonym of Ditaxis sellowiana Pax & K.Hoffm. - S Brazil
2. Paxia Ö.Nilsson 1966, synonym of either Neopaxia or Claytonia in Montiaceae - endemic to Australia
  • Paxia australasica Ö.Nilsson, synonym of Neopaxia australasica Ö.Nilsson or Claytonia australasica Hook.f.