Hermas (plant)
Genus of plants
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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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| Hermas | |
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| Hermas villosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Hermas L.[1] |
| Species | |
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[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2]
- Hermas capitata L.f.
- Hermas ciliata L.f.
- Hermas gigantea L.f.
- Hermas intermedia C.Norman
- Hermas lanata (Hill) Magee
- Hermas proterantha B.J.de Villiers
- Hermas quercifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Hermas quinquedentata L.f.
- Hermas villosa (L.) Thunb.
