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
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Binomial name
Elasis hirsuta
(Kunth) D.R.Hunt
Synonyms[1]

Tradescantia hirsuta Kunth

References

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  •   Data related to Elasis at Wikispecies