Pseudanthus is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae. The genus is endemic to Australia described as a genus in 1827.
Speciesformerly includedmoved to Stachystemon
Pseudanthus axillaris (A.S.George) Radcl.-Sm - Stachystemon axillaris A.S.GeorgePseudanthus 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 pseudanthusPseudanthus 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 genusIn 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.
Pseudanthus brachiatus (L.) Wight, now called Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight
