Elasis is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family, first described as a genus in 1978. The genus consists of a single species, Elasis hirsuta endemic to Ecuador.[1]
Elasis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Commelinales |
Family: | Commelinaceae |
Subfamily: | Commelinoideae |
Tribe: | Tradescantieae |
Subtribe: | Tradescantiinae |
Genus: | Elasis D.R.Hunt |
Species: | E. hirsuta
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Binomial name | |
Elasis hirsuta (Kunth) D.R.Hunt
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Synonyms[1] | |
Tradescantia hirsuta Kunth |
References
edit- Data related to Elasis at Wikispecies