Anthericopsis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Commelinaless

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Commelineae
Genus: Anthericopsis
Species: A. sepalosa
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Anthericopsis Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 139 (1895)

Type species: Anthericopsis sepalosa (C.B.Clarke) Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 69 (1897) Designated as synonym Anthericopsis fischeri Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 139 (1895)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Gillettia Rendle, J. Bot. 34: 55 (1896)

References

Engler, H.G.A. (1895) Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas C: 139.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Anthericopsis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Anthericopsis. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 2 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Anthericopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 2.

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]
References

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