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Stixis (plant)

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Stixis
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Stixis suaveolens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Resedaceae
Genus: Stixis
Lour., 1790
Synonyms[1]
  • Alytostylis Mast.
  • Covilhamia Korth.
  • Roydsia Roxb.

Stixis[2] is a South-East Asian genus of plants in the order Brassicales; they are typically lianas.[3] This genus has previously been placed in the Stixaceae (now obsolete) and Capparaceae, but under the APG IV system is now included in the family Resedaceae.[1]

Species

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Plants of the World Online (POWO) includes the following accepted species, as of July 2025:[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Stixis Lour". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ de Loureiro J (1790) Fl. Cochinch.: 295.
  3. ↑ Flora of China: Stixis
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