Harmsia

Harmsia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]

Harmsia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Harmsia
K.Schum.
Synonyms

Aethiocarpa Vollesen

It is native to Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.[1]

The genus name of Harmsia is in honour of Hermann Harms (1870–1942), a German taxonomist and botanist.[2] It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. Vo.1 on page 240 in 1897.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Harmsia lepidota (Vollesen) M.Jenny
  • Harmsia sidoides K.Schum.

References
  1. "Harmsia K.Schum. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
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