Trihesperus Explained

Trihesperus is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, generally found in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina. Veitch Nurseries developed a cultivar of Trihesperus latifolius with striped foliage which they called Anthericum latifolium albo media pictum.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Trihesperus glaucus (Ruiz & Pav.) Herb.
• Trihesperus latifolius (Kunth) Herb.

Notes and References

1. W. S. . Garden Notes by the Secretary . Quarterly Record of the Royal Botanic Society of London, and Journal of the Royal Botanic Gardens Club . London . Royal Botanic Society . 45 . 1889 .
2. Web site: Trihesperus Herb. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 11 February 2021 .