| Name | Caraxeron Vaillant ex Rafinesque |
| Authorship | Vaillant ex Rafinesque |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Amaranthaceae |
| Contains | Caraxeron brasiliense (L.) Raf. Caraxeron conicus (R.Br.) Raf. Caraxeron diffusus Raf. Caraxeron sp. Caraxeron vermiculare (L.) Raf. Caraxeron vermicularis (L.) Raf. |
| Remarks | [Nov-Dec 1837]; nom. superfl. for Philoxerus R. Brown (1810) |
| GUID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1152-1 |
| Citation | 1836 Fl. Tellur. 3: 38 |