Stixis (plant)

This article is about the plant (family Resedaceae). For Cerambicid beetle, see Stixis (beetle).

Stixis
Stixis suaveolens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Resedaceae
Genus:
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

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

  • Stixis hookeri Baill.
  • Stixis obtusifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson) Baill.
  • Stixis ovata (Korth.) Hallier f.
  • Stixis philippinensis (Turcz.) Merr.
  • Stixis scandens Lour.
  • Stixis scortechinii (King) M.Jacobs
  • Stixis suaveolens (Roxb.) Baill.
  • Stixis villiflora J.Y.Shen, Landrein, W.G.Wang & X.D.Ma
  • Stixis yingjiangensis J.Y.Shen

References

  1. ^ a b c "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
  • Data related to Stixis at Wikispecies
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