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Paxia

Paxia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Connaraceae
Genus: Paxia
Gilg. 1891 not Herter 1931 (Euphorbiaceae nor Ö.Nilsson 1966 (Montiaceae)

Paxia is a genus of plants in the family Connaraceae, first described as a genus in 1891. It is native to west-central Africa (Gabon and Nigeria).

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


2. Paxia Ö.Nilsson 1966, synonym of either Neopaxia or Claytonia (depending on source) in Montiaceae - endemic to Australia



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