Strumaria tenella
| Strumaria tenella | |
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| Strumaria tenella subsp. tenella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Strumaria |
| Species: | S. tenella
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| Binomial name | |
| Strumaria tenella (L.f.) Snijman[1]
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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[edit]
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- Strumaria tenella subsp. orientalis Snijman is the only Strumaria taxon from the summer rainfall area in the east of southern Africa – all the others, including subsp. tenella, are from the more western winter rainfall area. It has a larger swelling at the base of the style than subsp. tenella.[3]
- Strumaria tenella subsp. tenella
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Strumaria tenella (L.f.) Snijman", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-04-04
- ^ "Strumaria tenella (L.f.) Snijman", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-04-04
- ^ a b Grossi, Alberto (2014), "Strumaria in cultivation", The Plantsman, (New Series), 13 (4): 222–225
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