Family Code: CELAST Genus Code: PAXIS Genus CN: paxistima Genus Authority: Raf. Genus Summary: A genus of 2 species, rhizomatous shrubs, of temperate North America. The only other species in the genus is P. myrsinites (Pursh) Rafinesque of the Western Cordillera; its two subspecies are ssp. myrsinites, ranging from BC and AB south to AZ and NM, and ssp. mexicana Navaro & Blackwell of mountainous Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas). For discussion of the long confusion and controversy over the appropriate spelling of the genus, see Navaro & Blackwell (1990) and Uttal (1986). The first validly published spelling of the name was "Paxistima," and this spelling should be retained. Genus References: Navaro & Blackwell (1990)=Z; Simmons in Kubitzki (2004). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1