Harmsia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]
It is native to Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.[1]
The genus name of Harmsia is in honour of Hermann Harms (1870–1942), a German taxonomist and botanist.[2] It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. Vo.1 on page 240 in 1897.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
Harmsia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
It is native to Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
The genus name of Harmsia is in honour of Hermann Harms (1870–1942), a German taxonomist and botanist. It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. Vo.1 on page 240 in 1897.
Known species, according to Kew:
Harmsia lepidota (Vollesen) M.Jenny Harmsia sidoides K.Schum.
