Anthericopsis

Anthericopsis is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family, Commelinaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1897. The genus consists of a single known species, Anthericopsis sepalosa, native to central and eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Kenya, Zaire, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi).[1][3][2]

Anthericopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Subfamily: Commelinoideae
Tribe: Commelineae
Genus: Anthericopsis
Engl.[1]
Species:
A. sepalosa
Binomial name
Anthericopsis sepalosa
(C.B.Clarke) Engl.
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Gillettia Rendle[1]

Species:[2]

  • Aneilema sepalosum C.B.Clarke
  • Gillettia sepalosa (C.B.Clarke) Rendle
  • Anthericopsis fischeri Engl.
  • Anthericopsis tradescantioides Chiov. ex Chiarugi

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Anthericopsis sepalosa (C.B.Clarke) Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.


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