Herpyza is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains a single species, Herpyza grandiflora, an herbaceous perennial endemic to Cuba.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.[2]

Herpyza
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Herpyza
Sauvalle (1869)
Species:
H. grandiflora
Binomial name
Herpyza grandiflora
(Griseb.) C.Wright (1869)
Varieties[1]
  • Herpyza grandiflora var. grandiflora
  • Herpyza grandiflora var. stenophylla Urb.
Synonyms[1]

Teramnus gandiflorus Griseb. (1866)

Two varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Herpyza grandiflora var. grandiflora
  • Herpyza grandiflora var. stenophylla Urb.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Herpyza grandiflora (Griseb.) C.Wright. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. ^ Beyra Matos, A.; Reyes Artiles, G.; Hernández Valdés, L. (2004). "[Monograph of genus from Cuba Herpyza C. Wright (Leguminosae) and main changes in its habitat]". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid (España) (in Spanish). ISSN 0211-1322.