Hemiphylacus Explained

Hemiphylacus is a genus of flowering plants endemic to Mexico.^[1] In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae (formerly the family Asparagaceae sensu stricto).

Species:^[2]

1. Hemiphylacus alatostylus L.Hern. - Guanajuto, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí
2. Hemiphylacus hintoniorum L.Hern. - Nuevo León
3. Hemiphylacus latifolius S.Watson - Coahuila
4. Hemiphylacus mahindae L.Hern. - Oaxaca, Puebla
5. Hemiphylacus novogalicianus L.Hern. - Aguascalientes

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=277698 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Hernández Sandoval, L. 1995. Taxonomic study of the Mexican genus Hemiphylacus (Hyacinthaceae). Systematic Botany 20(4): 546–554.