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
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Synonyms [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]
Two subspecies are recognized: [1]