Hermas (plant)

Hermas is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Cape Provinces of South Africa.

Taxonomy
The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. A 2021 molecular phylogenetic study found that it did not belong to any of the four subfamilies of the Apiaceae, and suggested that it could be placed in a subfamily of its own.

Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
 * Hermas capitata L.f.
 * Hermas ciliata L.f.
 * Hermas gigantea L.f.
 * Hermas intermedia C.Norman
 * Hermas lanata (Hill) Magee
 * Hermas proterantha B.J.de Villiers
 * Hermas quercifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
 * Hermas quinquedentata L.f.
 * Hermas villosa (L.) Thunb.