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 | |
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Scientific 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] | |
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Strumaria massoniella |
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Gemmaria massoniella |
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