Pseudanthus

Pseudanthus is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae. The genus is endemic to Australia described as a genus in 1827.[2][3][4]

Species[5]
  1. Pseudanthus ballingalliaeHalford & R.J.F.Hend.
  2. Pseudanthus divaricatissimus (Mull.Arg.) Benth.
  3. Pseudanthus ligulatus Halford & R.J.F.Hend.
  4. Pseudanthus micranthus Benth. - fringed pseudanthus
  5. Pseudanthus orientalis F.Muell.
  6. Pseudanthus ovalifolius F.Muell.
  7. Pseudanthus pauciflorus Halford & R.J.F.Hend.
  8. Pseudanthus pimeleoides Sieber ex Spreng.
Formerly included

Pseudanthus
Pseudanthus pimeleoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Picrodendraceae
Tribe: Caletieae
Subtribe: Pseudanthinae
Genus: Pseudanthus
Sieber ex A.Spreng. 1827 not Wight 1852 (syn of Nothosaerva in Amaranthaceae)[1]
Synonyms

Chorizotheca Müll.Arg.
Chrysostemon Klotzsch
Caletia sect. Microcaletia Müll.Arg.

moved to Stachystemon

  • Pseudanthus axillaris (A.S.George) Radcl.-Sm - Stachystemon axillaris A.S.George
  • Pseudanthus brachyphyllus (Müll.Arg.) F.Muell. - Stachystemon brachyphyllus Müll.Arg.
  • Pseudanthus chryseus Müll.Arg. - Stachystemon polyandrus (F.Muell.) Benth.
  • Pseudanthus nematophorus F.Muell. - Stachystemon nematophorus (F.Muell.) Halford & R.J.F.Hend. - three-flowered pseudanthus
  • Pseudanthus nitidus Müll.Arg. - Stachystemon virgatus (Klotzsch) Halford & R.J.F.Hend.
  • Pseudanthus occidentalis F.Muell. - Stachystemon virgatus (Klotzsch) Halford & R.J.F.Hend.
  • Pseudanthus polyandrus F.Muell. - Stachystemon polyandrus (F.Muell.) Benth.
  • Pseudanthus vermicularis (Planch.) F.Muell. - Stachystemon vermicularis Planch.
  • Pseudanthus virgatus (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. - Stachystemon virgatus (Klotzsch) Halford & R.J.F.Hend.
Names in homonymic genera

In 1852, Wight used the same name, Pseudanthus, to refer to plants in the Amaranthaceae. Thus was created an illegitimate homonym. He also coined one species name, i.e.[6][7]

See also
  • Taxonomy of the Picrodendraceae

References
  1. Tropicos, search for Pseudanthus
  2. Sprengel, Anton. 1827. Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta 4(2): 22, 25 in Latin
  3. "Genus Pseudanthus". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  4. Tropicos, Pseudanthus Sieber ex A. Spreng.
  5. "Pseudanthus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  6. Wight, Robert. 1852. Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis 5(2): 3 in English
  7. Tropicos, Pseudanthus Wight


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