''Hemiphylacus'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
. In the
APG III classification system, it is placed in the
family
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Asparagaceae
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, subfamily
Asparagoideae
Asparagoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales, according to the APG III system of 2009. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, ''Asparagus''. The group ha ...
(formerly the family Asparagaceae ''
sensu stricto
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'').
Species:
[Hernández Sandoval, L. 1995. Taxonomic study of the Mexican genus ''Hemiphylacus'' (Hyacinthaceae). Systematic Botany 20(4): 546–554.]
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Hemiphylacus alatostylus''
L.Hern. - Guanajuto, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí
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Hemiphylacus hintoniorum''
L.Hern. - Nuevo León
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Hemiphylacus latifolius''
S.Watson - Coahuila
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Hemiphylacus mahindae''
L.Hern. - Oaxaca, Puebla
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Hemiphylacus novogalicianus''
L.Hern. - Aguascalientes
References
Asparagaceae genera
Asparagoideae
Endemic flora of Mexico
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