Ditaxis

Ditaxis
Ditaxis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Chrozophoreae
Subtribe: Ditaxinae
Genus: Ditaxis
Vahl ex A.Juss.
Species

About 50; see text

Synonyms

Aphora Nutt.
Argythamnia P.Br.
Paxiuscula Herter
Stenonia Didr.

Ditaxis is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. Its name comes from Greek dis ("two") and taxis ("rank"), referring to the stamens which are in two whorls.

Species include:

  • Ditaxis californica
  • Ditaxis clariana
  • Ditaxis desertorum
  • Ditaxis heterantha - azafrán de bolita
  • Ditaxis lanceolata - narrowleaf ditaxis
  • Ditaxis meridiei
  • Ditaxis neomexicana

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