Hermas (plant) explained

Hermas is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Cape Provinces of South Africa.

Taxonomy

The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. A 2021 molecular phylogenetic 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 accepted the following species:

• Hermas capitata L.f.
• Hermas ciliata L.f.
• Hermas gigantea L.f.
• Hermas intermedia C.Norman
• Hermas lanata (Hill) Magee
• Hermas proterantha B.J.de Villiers
• Hermas quercifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
• Hermas quinquedentata L.f.
• Hermas villosa (L.) Thunb.