''Monotaxis'' is a
plant
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genus
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in the
family
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Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...
first described as a genus in 1829. The entire genus is endemic to Australia.
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# '']Monotaxis bracteata
''Monotaxis'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms. It can refer to:
* ''Monotaxis'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Lethrinidae
* ''Monotaxis'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae
* ''Monotaxis'', a genus of mo ...
'' Nees ex Klotzsch - Western Australia
# ''Monotaxis grandiflora
''Monotaxis'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms. It can refer to:
* ''Monotaxis'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Lethrinidae
* ''Monotaxis'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae
* ''Monotaxis'', a genus of mo ...
'' Endl. - Western Australia
# ''Monotaxis linifolia
''Monotaxis'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms. It can refer to:
* ''Monotaxis'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Lethrinidae
* ''Monotaxis'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae
* ''Monotaxis'', a genus of mo ...
'' Brongn. - New South Wales
# ''Monotaxis luteiflora
''Monotaxis'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms. It can refer to:
* ''Monotaxis'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Lethrinidae
* ''Monotaxis'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae
* ''Monotaxis'', a genus of mo ...
'' F.Muell. - Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory
# ''Monotaxis macrophylla
''Monotaxis'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms. It can refer to:
* ''Monotaxis'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Lethrinidae
* ''Monotaxis'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae
* ''Monotaxis'', a genus of mo ...
'' Benth. - Queensland, New South Wales
# ''Monotaxis occidentalis
''Monotaxis'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms. It can refer to:
* ''Monotaxis'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Lethrinidae
* ''Monotaxis'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae
* ''Monotaxis'', a genus of mo ...
'' Endl. - Western Australia
# ''Monotaxis paxii
''Monotaxis'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms. It can refer to:
* ''Monotaxis'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Lethrinidae
* ''Monotaxis'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae
* ''Monotaxis'', a genus of mo ...
'' Grüning - Western Australia
# ''Monotaxis tenuis
''Monotaxis'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms. It can refer to:
* ''Monotaxis'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Lethrinidae
* ''Monotaxis'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae
* ''Monotaxis'', a genus of mo ...
'' Airy Shaw - N Western Australia, N Northern Territory
References
Euphorbiaceae genera
Acalyphoideae
Endemic flora of Australia
Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
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