What is "monotaxis"

Monotaxis is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1829. The entire genus is endemic to Australia.

1. Monotaxis bracteata Nees ex Klotzsch - Western Australia
2. Monotaxis grandiflora Endl. - Western Australia
3. Monotaxis linifolia Brongn. - New South Wales
4. Monotaxis luteiflora F.Muell. - Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory
5. Monotaxis macrophylla Benth. - Queensland, New South Wales
6. Monotaxis occidentalis Endl. - Western Australia
7. Monotaxis paxii Grüning - Western Australia
8. Monotaxis tenuis Airy Shaw - N Western Australia, N Northern Territory

Monotaxis is the generic name of two groups of organisms. It can refer to:

• Monotaxis (fish), a monotypic genus of fish with the single species Monotaxis grandoculis, in the Lethrinidae family
• Monotaxis (plant), a genus of plants in the Euphorbiaceae family