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Trihesperus

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Trihesperus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Trihesperus
Herb.[1]
Species

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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.[2] Veitch Nurseries developed a cultivar of Trihesperus latifolius with striped foliage which they called Anthericum latifolium albo media pictum.[3]

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 90 (1844)
  2. ^ a b "Trihesperus Herb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. ^ W. S. (1889). "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.