Paxia is a genus of plants in the family Connaraceae, first described in 1891.Gilg, Ernest Friedrich. 1891. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 3(3): 70 in GermanTropicos It is native to west-central Africa (Gabon and Nigeria).ORSTOM. 1988. List Vasc. Pl. Gabon Herbier National du Gabon, YaoundeHutchinson, John & Dalziel, John McEwan. 1928. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1: 514
SpeciesThe Plant List, search for genus Paxia
formerly included
Two illegitimate homonyms have been published using the same name, i.e.
1. Paxia Herter 1931, synonym of Ditaxis in Euphorbiaceae - endemic to South AmericaKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Paxia acaulis (Herter ex Arechav.) Herter, synonym of Ditaxis acaulis 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 (depending on source) in Montiaceae - 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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