Strumaria chaplinii

Strumaria chaplinii
Strumaria chaplinii, Alpine House, Kew Gardens
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Strumaria
Species:	S. chaplinii
Binomial name
Strumaria chaplinii (W.F.Barker) Snijman [2]
Synonyms [2]
Gemmaria chaplinii(W.F.Barker) D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies Hessea chapliniiW.F.Barker

Strumaria chaplinii is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to south-west Cape Provinces. It was first described in 1944 as Hessea chaplinii. ^[3]

Description

Strumaria chaplinii is a very small plant. The upper leaf surfaces are hairy. The flowers are star-shaped, with tepals that have flat faces, unlike similar species such as Strumaria discifera . Like other species of Strumaria, the flowers are borne in an umbel on long pedicels. ^[4]

Taxonomy

The species was first described as Hessea chaplinii in 1944 by Winsome Fanny Barker. It was transferred to Strumaria in 1994. ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Strumaria chaplinii is native to the south-west Cape Provinces of South Africa. ^[2] It grows in moist pockets at the base of granite rocks in coastal fynbos. ^[1]

Gallery

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  Strumaria chaplinii flowering in Davies Alpine House, Kew
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  Single flower (enlarged) in profile
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  Villous foliage

References

1. Snijman, D.A.; Victor, J.; Raimondo, D. (2014), "Strumaria chaplinii", The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , 2014 e.T63729364A63729367, doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T63729364A63729367.en
2. "Strumaria chaplinii (W.F.Barker) Snijman", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-04-03
3. "Strumaria chaplinii (W.F.Barker) Snijman", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2022-04-03
4. Grossi, Alberto (2014), "Strumaria in cultivation", The Plantsman, (New Series), 13 (4): 222–225