Strumaria gemmata

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]

Strumaria gemmata
In cultivation in Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Strumaria
Species:
S. gemmata
Binomial name
Strumaria gemmata
Ker Gawl.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Gemmaria gemmata (Ker Gawl.) Salisb. ex D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies
  • Hessea burchelliana (Herb.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Hessea gemmata (Ker Gawl.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Imhofia bergiana Kunth
  • Imhofia burchelliana Herb.
  • Imhofia gemmata (Ker Gawl.) Herb.
  • Periphanes gemmata (Ker Gawl.) F.M.Leight.
  • Strumaria undulata P.J.Bergius ex Kunth

Description

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]

  • Close up of flower
    Close up of flower

Distribution and habitat

Strumaria gemmata is native to semi-arid areas of the Cape Provinces and the Free State of South Africa.[3][1]

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


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