Herreriopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[1] In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae (formerly the family Agavaceae).[2] The sole species is Herreriopsis elegans.[1]

Herreriopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Herreriopsis
H.Perrier
Species:
H. elegans
Binomial name
Herreriopsis elegans

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x