Bastardiastrum Explained

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.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:

• 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

Notes and References

1. Book: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: Flowering Plants. Dicotyledons: Malvales, Capparales and Non-betalain Caryophyllales . V . 2013 . Bayer . Clemens . Kubitzki . Klaus . 9783662072554 . 293–294 . Springer .