Family Code: BATACE Genus Code: BATIS Genus CN: turtleweed Genus Authority: P. Br. Genus Summary: A genus of 2 species, low shrubs, of tropical and subtropical shores of the Americas, New Guinea, the Pacific, and Australia. The only other member of the family and genus is B. argillicola, of New Guinea and Australia. Genus References: Thorne in FNA (2010); Rogers (1982b)=Z; Goldblatt (1976); Bayer & Appel in Kubitzki & Bayer (2003). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1