''Strumaria tenella'' is a
species of
flowering plant in the family
Amaryllidaceae
The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales. The family takes its name from the genus ''Amaryllis'' and is commonly known as the amaryllis fa ...
, native to
Lesotho
Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...
, and the
Cape Provinces and
Free State of South Africa.
[ It was first described by Carl Linnaeus the Younger in 1782 as ''Crinum tenellum''.][ Its inflorescence of white flowers has been described as "noticeably starry".][
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Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[
*''Strumaria tenella'' subsp. ''orientalis'' Snijman is the only '' Strumaria'' taxon from the summer rainfall area in the east of southern Africa – all the others, including subsp. ''tenella'', are from the more western winter rainfall area. It has a larger swelling at the base of the style than subsp. ''tenella''.][
*''Strumaria tenella'' subsp. ''tenella''
]
References
tenella
Flora of the Cape Provinces
Flora of the Free State
Flora of Lesotho
Plants described in 1782
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus the Younger
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