Stixis (plant)

Stixis is a South-East Asian genus of plants in the order Brassicales; they are typically lianas. 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.

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