Trihesperus is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, generally found in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina.[2] Veitch Nurseries developed a cultivar of Trihesperus latifolius with striped foliage which they called Anthericum latifolium albo media pictum.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Trihesperus Herb.[1] |
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Species
editCurrently accepted species include:[2]
- Trihesperus glaucus (Ruiz & Pav.) Herb.
- Trihesperus latifolius (Kunth) Herb.
References
edit- ^ Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 90 (1844)
- ^ a b "Trihesperus Herb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ W. S. (1889). "Garden Notes by the Secretary". Quarterly Record of the Royal Botanic Society of London, and Journal of the Royal Botanic Gardens Club. London: Royal Botanic Society: 45.