Basistemon
Genus of flowering plants
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Basistemon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1] It includes eight species native to South America, ranging from Colombia and Venezuela to northern Argentina.[1]
| Basistemon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Basistemon Turcz. (1863) |
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Species
Eight species are accepted.[1]
- Basistemon argutus Barringer
- Basistemon bogotensis Turcz.
- Basistemon intermedius Edwin
- Basistemon klugii Barringer
- Basistemon peruvianus Benth. & Hook.f.
- Basistemon pulchellus (S.Moore) Barringer
- Basistemon silvaticus (Herzog) Baehni & J.F.Macbr.
- Basistemon spinosus (Chodat) Moldenke