Basistemon

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

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|taxon = Basistemon

|authority = Turcz. (1863)

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  • Desdemona {{small|S.Moore (1895)}}
  • Hassleropsis {{small|Chodat (1904)}}
  • Saccanthus {{small|Herzog (1916)}}

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Basistemon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.{{cite web |title=Basistemon Turcz. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37451-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=15 May 2024|language=en}} It includes eight species native to South America, ranging from Colombia and Venezuela to northern Argentina.

Species

Eight species are accepted.

References