Strumaria gemmata
Appearance
Strumaria gemmata | |
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In cultivation in Japan | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: | Strumaria |
Species: | S. gemmata
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Binomial name | |
Strumaria gemmata Ker Gawl.[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Strumaria gemmata is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the Cape Provinces and the Free State of South Africa.[1] It was first described by John Bellenden Ker Gawler in 1814.[2]
Description
[edit]Members of the genus Strumaria have flowers in umbels, typically on long pedicels. Strumaria gemmata is the only species in the genus with yellowish flowers (the others have white or in a few cases pink flowers). The colour is mainly on the midrib of the tepals, which are channelled and have wavy (crisped) edges.[3]
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Close up of flower
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Strumaria gemmata is native to semi-arid areas of the Cape Provinces and the Free State of South Africa.[3][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Strumaria gemmata Ker Gawl.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-04-04
- ^ "Strumaria gemmata Ker Gawl.", 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