Hermas (plant)

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Hermas
Hairy Tinderleaf (Hermas villosa) (52887374296).jpg
Hermas villosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Hermas
L. [1]
Species

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Hermas is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Cape Provinces of South Africa. [2]

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Taxonomy

The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. [1] A 2021 molecular phylogenetic study found that it did not belong to any of the four subfamilies of the Apiaceae, and suggested that it could be placed in a subfamily of its own. [3]

Species

As of November 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hermas L.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2022-12-16
  2. 1 2 "Hermas L.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-12-16
  3. ↑ Clarkson, James J.; Zuntini, Alexandre R.; Maurin, Olivier; Downie, Stephen R.; Plunkett, Gregory M.; Nicolas, Antoine N.; Smith, James F.; Feist, Mary Ann E.; Gutierrez, Karime; Malakasi, Panagiota; Bailey, Paul; Brewer, Grace E.; Epitawalage, Niroshini; Zmarzty, Sue; Forest, Félix & Baker, William J. (2021). "A higher-level nuclear phylogenomic study of the carrot family (Apiaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 108 (7): 1252–1269. doi: 10.1002/ajb2.1701 . PMID   34287829.
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