''Paxia'' is a genus of

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Connaraceae Connaraceae is a pan-tropical plant family of 19 genera and more than 180 species of largely evergreen trees, woody shrubs and climbers. The family was first described by Robert Brown in 1816 and the name has been conserved. Distribution Connar ...

, first described in 1891. It is native to west-central

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/ref> ;formerly included Two illegitimate homonyms have been published using the same name, i.e. 1. ''Paxia'' Herter 1931, synonym of ''

Ditaxis ''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 o ...

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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 ...

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Ditaxis acaulis ''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 o ...

Herter ex Arechav - S Brazil, Uruguay, NE Argentina. Paraguay #''Paxia rhizantha'' (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Herter, synonym of '' Ditaxis rhizantha'' Pax & K.Hoffm. - Uruguay #''Paxia rosularis'' (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Herter, synonym of '' Ditaxis rosularis'' Pax & K.Hoffm. - Paraguay, NW Argentina #''Paxia sellowiana'' (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Herter, synonym of '' Ditaxis sellowiana'' Pax & K.Hoffm. - S Brazil 2. ''Paxia'' Ö.Nilsson 1966, synonym of either '' Neopaxia'' or ''

Claytonia ''Claytonia'' (spring beauty) is a genus of flowering plants native to Asia, North America, and Central America. The vitamin-rich leaves can be eaten raw or cooked, and the tubers can be prepared like potatoes. Description The plants are somewha ...

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Montiaceae Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 14 genera with about 230 known species, ranging from small herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution. The family Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG ...

- endemic to Australia *''Paxia australasica'' (Hook.f.) Ö.Nilsson, synonym of '' Neopaxia australasica'' (Hook.f.) Ö.Nilsson or '' Claytonia australasica'' Hook.f.

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