Strumaria salteri

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Strumaria salteri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Strumaria
Species:
S. salteri
Binomial name
Strumaria salteri
Synonyms [1]
  • Bokkeveldia salteri(W.F.Barker) D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies

Strumaria salteri is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, [1] where it is found in seasonally moist sandstone outcrops. It has a loose inflorescence with pinkish flowers, the colour coming from the midribs of the tepals, similar to Strumaria gemmata . [2] It was first described by Winsome Fanny Barker in 1944. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Strumaria salteri W.F.Barker", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-04-04
  2. Grossi, Alberto (2014), "Strumaria in cultivation", The Plantsman, (New Series), 13 (4): 222–225
  3. "Strumaria salteri W.F.Barker", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2022-04-04