''Stixis'' is a South-East Asian genus of plants in the order

Brassicales The Brassicales (or Cruciales) are an order (biology), order of flowering plants, belonging to the eurosids II group of dicotyledons under the APG II system. One character common to many members of the order is the production of glucosinolate (mu ...

; they are typically

liana A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...

s.Flora of China: ''Stixis''
/ref> This genus has previously been placed in the

Stixaceae Stixaceae is a family in the plant order Brassicales. It is no longer recognised by most taxonomists. The three genera formerly included in Stixaceae — ''Forchhammeria'', '' Stixis'' and ''Tirania'' — have sometimes been placed instead in the Ca ...

(now obsolete) and

Capparaceae The Capparaceae (or Capparidaceae), commonly known as the caper family, are a family of plants in the order Brassicales. As currently circumscribed, the family contains 33 genera and about 700 species. The largest genera are '' Capparis'' (about ...

, but under the

APG IV system The APG IV system of flowering plant classification is the fourth version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy for flowering plants (angiosperms) being developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). It was publishe ...

is now included in the family

Resedaceae Resedaceae is a family of mostly herbaceous dicotyledonous plants comprising 107 known species in 8 to 12 genera: *'' Borthwickia'' - 1 species, sometimes placed in its own family Borthwickiaceae *'' Caylusea'' - 3 species *''Forchhammeria'' - 1 ...

Species

Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...

(POWO)'' includes the following accepted species, as of February 2021: *'' Stixis hookeri'' *'' Stixis nayarii'' *'' Stixis obtusifolia'' *'' Stixis ovata'' *'' Stixis philippinensis'' *'' Stixis scandens'' *'' Stixis scortechinii'' *'' Stixis suaveolens''

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* {{taxonbar, from=Q16726099 Flora of Indo-China Flora of Malesia Brassicales genera