Excremis

Excremis is a genus of herbs in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1829. There is only one known species, Excremis coarctata, native to South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Brazil).

Excremis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Excremis
Willd.
Species:
E. coarctata
Binomial name
Excremis coarctata
Synonyms
  • Eccremis Baker
  • Anthericum coarctatum Ruiz & Pav.
  • Phalangium coarctatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
  • Stypandra coarctata (Ruiz & Pav.) R.Br.
  • Caesia coarctata (Ruiz & Pav.) Spreng.
  • Dianella dubia Kunth
  • Excremis ramosa Willd.
  • Excremis coarctata f. alba Steyerm.
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