Strumaria hardyana

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Strumaria hardyana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Strumaria
Species:
S. hardyana
Binomial name
Strumaria hardyana

Strumaria hardyana is a species of plant that is endemic to Namibia. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. [3] It is one of the three species of Strumaria with nodding rather than outward-facing flowers. It can be distinguished from the similar species Strumaria truncata by the narrow membranous margin to the leaves, which are not twisted. [4]

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References

  1. Craven, P.; Loots, S. (2004). "Strumaria hardyana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T46717A11077428. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46717A11077428.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Müller-Doblies, Dietrich & Ute Müll.-Doblies. 1985. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 107(1–4): 24. 1985.
  4. Grossi, Alberto (2014). "Strumaria in cultivation". The Plantsman. (New Series). 13 (4): 222–225.