PLANTS Profile for Paxistima (paxistima)

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PLANTS Profile

Paxistima Raf.
paxistima

Symbol:

PAXIS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Celastraceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Paxistima Raf.

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Synonyms:
Paxistima Raf.

PACHY8

Pachystima Raf., orth. var.

Distribution:
Paxistima Raf.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, KY, MD, MT, NC, NM, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Paxistima Raf.

View 16 genera in Celastraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Paxistima canbyi A. Gray. . Image Available.

Paxistima canbyi
Canby's mountain-lover

Distribution of Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.. . Image Available.

Paxistima myrsinites
Oregon boxleaf

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Paxistima Raf.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Celastrales
Family	Celastraceae – Bittersweet family
Genus	Paxistima Raf. – paxistima

More Accounts and Images:
Paxistima Raf.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 500465.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 06/20/2013 12:09 AM CDT