Basistemon
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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|taxon = Basistemon
|authority = Turcz. (1863)
|synonyms =
- 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
- Basistemon argutus {{small|Barringer}}
- Basistemon bogotensis {{small|Turcz.}}
- Basistemon intermedius {{small|Edwin}}
- Basistemon klugii {{small|Barringer}}
- Basistemon peruvianus {{small|Benth. & Hook.f.}}
- Basistemon pulchellus {{small|(S.Moore) Barringer}}
- Basistemon silvaticus {{small|(Herzog) Baehni & J.F.Macbr.}}
- Basistemon spinosus {{small|(Chodat) Moldenke}}
References
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Category:Plantaginaceae genera