genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in the family
Apiaceae
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants ...
, native to
Cape Provinces
The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sout ...
of South Africa.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described by
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
in 1771. A 2021
molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
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.
Species
,
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
accepted the following species:
*'' Hermas capitata'' L.f.
*''
Hermas ciliata Hermas is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Hermas of Dalmatia (1st century), one of the Seventy Disciples, feast day April 8
* Hermas of Philippopolis (1st century), one of the Seventy Disciples, feast day May 31
* He ...
Hermas lanata Hermas is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Hermas of Dalmatia (1st century), one of the Seventy Disciples, feast day April 8
* Hermas of Philippopolis (1st century), one of the Seventy Disciples, feast day May 31
* He ...
Hermas quercifolia Hermas is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Hermas of Dalmatia (1st century), one of the Seventy Disciples, feast day April 8
* Hermas of Philippopolis (1st century), one of the Seventy Disciples, feast day May 31
* He ...
Hermas villosa Hermas is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Hermas of Dalmatia (1st century), one of the Seventy Disciples, feast day April 8
* Hermas of Philippopolis (1st century), one of the Seventy Disciples, feast day May 31
* He ...