''Hemiphylacus'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s
endemic
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to
Mexico
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. In the
APG III classification system, it is placed in the
family
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Asparagaceae
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, subfamily
Asparagoideae
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(formerly the family Asparagaceae ''
sensu stricto
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'').
Species:
[Hernández Sandoval, L. 1995. Taxonomic study of the Mexican genus ''Hemiphylacus'' (Hyacinthaceae). Systematic Botany 20(4): 546–554.]
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Hemiphylacus alatostylus
''Hemiphylacus'' is a genus of flowering plants endemic to Mexico. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae (formerly the family Asparagaceae ''sensu stricto'').
Species:Hernández S ...
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L.Hern. - Guanajuto, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí
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Hemiphylacus hintoniorum
''Hemiphylacus'' is a genus of flowering plants endemic to Mexico. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae (formerly the family Asparagaceae ''sensu stricto'').
Species:Hernández S ...
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L.Hern. - Nuevo León
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Hemiphylacus latifolius
''Hemiphylacus'' is a genus of flowering plants endemic to Mexico. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae (formerly the family Asparagaceae ''sensu stricto'').
Species:Hernández S ...
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S.Watson - Coahuila
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Hemiphylacus mahindae
''Hemiphylacus'' is a genus of flowering plants endemic to Mexico. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae (formerly the family Asparagaceae ''sensu stricto'').
Species:Hernández S ...
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L.Hern. - Oaxaca, Puebla
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Hemiphylacus novogalicianus
''Hemiphylacus'' is a genus of flowering plants endemic to Mexico. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae (formerly the family Asparagaceae '' sensu stricto'').
Species:Hernández ...
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L.Hern. - Aguascalientes
References
Asparagaceae genera
Asparagoideae
Endemic flora of Mexico
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