''Anthotroche'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of shrubs in the family

Solanaceae The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and o ...

. The genus is endemic to

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...

. Species include: *'' Anthotroche myoporoides'' - Myoporum-like anthotroche C.A.Gardner *'' Anthotroche pannosa'' - Endl. Felted anthotroche *'' Anthotroche walcottii'' F.Muell. The genus was first formally described by Austrian botanist

Stephan Endlicher Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher also known as Endlicher István László (24 June 1804, Bratislava (Pozsony) – 28 March 1849, Vienna) was an Austrian botanist, numismatist and Sinologist. He was a director of the Botanical Garden of Vienna. ...

in 1839 in ''Novarum Stirpium Decades''. The type species is '' Anthotroche pannosa''.

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Nicotianoideae Solanaceae genera {{Australia-asterid-stub