''Excremis'' is a genus of herbs in the family
Asphodelaceae
Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 4 ...
, first described as a genus in 1829. There are only one known species, ''Excremis coarctata'', native to South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Brazil).
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.]
References
Monotypic Asphodelaceae genera
Hemerocallidoideae
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