Ditaxis is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824.[2][3] 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 of the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Uruguay.[1][4][5][6][7]
moved to other genera (Adelia Argythamnia Caperonia Chiropetalum Philyra)
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 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 of the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Uruguay.
Species Ditaxis acaulis - S Brazil, NE Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay Ditaxis adenophora - Arizona, Sonora, S California Ditaxis aphoroides - S Texas Ditaxis argothamnoides - Florida, Aruba, Curaçao, Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela Ditaxis arlynniana - Coahuila Ditaxis brandegeei - Arizona, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora Ditaxis breviramea - Bolivia, Paraguay, NW Argentina Ditaxis calycina - Leeward Islands Ditaxis catamarcensis - N Argentina Ditaxis clariana - SE California, SW Arizona, Baja California Ditaxis cuneifolia - Espírito Santo Ditaxis cyanophylla - Arizona, New Mexico Ditaxis depressa - Puebla Ditaxis desertorum - Bahia Ditaxis dioica - Peru Ditaxis erubescens - Venezuela incl islands in Caribbean Ditaxis fasciculata - Cuba, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles, NE Brazil Ditaxis gardneri - Ceará Ditaxis guatemalensis - Mexico, Central America Ditaxis haitiensis - Hispaniola Ditaxis heterantha - Mexico Ditaxis humilis - from Kansas + Colorado south to Durango Ditaxis illimaniensis - Bolivia Ditaxis jablonszkyana - NW Argentina Ditaxis katharinae - Peru Ditaxis lanceolata - California, Arizona, Baja California Ditaxis macrantha - Ecuador Ditaxis macrobotrys - Panama Ditaxis malmeana - Mato Grosso Ditaxis malpighiacea - Piauí, Pernambuco Ditaxis malpighipila - Argentina from Mendoza to Rio Negro Ditaxis manzanilloana - Oaxaca, Colima Ditaxis mercurialina - Arkansas, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Mexico Ditaxis montevidensis - S Brazil, NE Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay Ditaxis pilosissima - Texas Ditaxis polygama - West Indies, Colombia, Venezuela Ditaxis pringlei - Oaxaca, Morelos, Jalisco Ditaxis purpurascens - Mato Grosso Ditaxis rhizantha - Uruguay Ditaxis rosularis - NW Argentina, Paraguay Ditaxis rubricaulis - Venezuela incl islands in Caribbean Ditaxis salina - Paraguay, Formosa Ditaxis sellowiana - S Brazil Ditaxis serrata - Mexico, Guatemala, SW United States Ditaxis simoniana - E + SE Brazil Ditaxis simulans - Texas, Coahuila formerly includedmoved to other genera (Adelia Argythamnia Caperonia Chiropetalum Philyra)
D. argentea - Argythamnia argentea D. brasiliensis - Philyra brasiliensis D. castaneifolia - Caperonia castaneifolia D. chiropetala - Chiropetalum berteroanum D. cordata - Caperonia cordata D. haemiolandra - Adelia ricinella D. linearifolia - Caperonia linearifolia D. polymorpha - Caperonia heteropetala D. polymorpha var. brevifolia - Caperonia aculeolata D. polymorpha var. buttnerioides - Caperonia heteropetala D. polymorpha var. longifolia - Caperonia heteropetala D. tinctoria - Argythamnia tinctoria