''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
stamen
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...
s which are in two
whorls. The genus is widespread across much of the
Western Hemisphere from the southern
United States to
Uruguay.
[Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.]
;Species[
;formerly included][
moved to other genera ''(]Adelia
''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Euphorbia, spurge family (biology), family, Euphorbiaceae, Family (biology), subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the ...
Argythamnia
''Argythamnia'' is a genus of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1756.Caperonia
''Caperonia'' (false croton) is a genus of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1825. The genus is native to tropical and subtropical America and Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most ...
Chiropetalum
''Chiropetalum'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1832. It is widespread across relatively dry regions of North and South America from Texas to Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic ...
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References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Chrozophoreae
Euphorbiaceae genera
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