Strumaria tenella

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Strumaria tenella
Strumaria tenella subsp. tenella 1DS-II 1-9132.jpg
Strumaria tenella subsp. tenella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Strumaria
Species:
S. tenella
Binomial name
Strumaria tenella
(L.f.) Snijman [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Carpolyza tenella(L.f.) F.M.Leight.
  • Crinum tenellumL.f.
  • Hessea tenella(L.f.) Oberm.
  • Imhofia tenella(L.f.) M.Roem.
  • Tedingea tenella(L.f.) D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies

Strumaria tenella is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Lesotho, and the Cape Provinces and Free State of South Africa. [1] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus the Younger in 1782 as Crinum tenellum. [2] Its inflorescence of white flowers has been described as "noticeably starry". [3]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: [1]

References

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