Strumaria massoniella

Strumaria massoniella is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1] It was first described in 1985 as Gemmaria massoniella.[2] Its bulb is solitary. Like other members of the genus Strumaria it has star-shaped flowers. In the Northern Cape Province, it is found in sandy plains at an elevation of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[3]

Strumaria massoniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Strumaria
Species:
S. massoniella
Binomial name
Strumaria massoniella
(D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) Snijman[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Gemmaria massoniella D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies

References

  1. "Strumaria massoniella (D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) Snijman", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-04-04
  2. "Strumaria massoniella (D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) Snijman", 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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