Bastardiastrum

Bastardiastrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Malvoideae
Tribe:	Malveae
Genus:	Bastardiastrum (Rose) D.M.Bates [1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
Wissadula sect. BastardiastrumRose

Bastardiastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae and is native to Mexico. They are shrubs or subshrubs with viscid (and usually malodorous) stems. ^[2]

Species

Eight species are currently accepted. ^[3]

• Bastardiastrum batesii Fryxell & S.D.Koch
• Bastardiastrum cinctum (Brandegee) D.M.Bates
• Bastardiastrum gracile (Hochr.) D.M.Bates
• Bastardiastrum hirsutiflorum (C.Presl) D.M.Bates
• Bastardiastrum incanum (Brandegee) D.M.Bates
• Bastardiastrum tarasoides Fryxell
• Bastardiastrum tricarpellatum (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) D.M.Bates
• Bastardiastrum wissaduloides (Baker f.) D.M.Bates

References

1. Gentes Herbarum 11: 318 (1978)
2. Bayer, Clemens; Kubitzki, Klaus (2013). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: Flowering Plants. Dicotyledons: Malvales, Capparales and Non-betalain Caryophyllales. Vol. V. Springer. pp. 293–294. ISBN   9783662072554.
3. "Bastardiastrum (Rose) D.M.Bates". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 January 2024.