Strumaria tenella
Species of flowering plant
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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]
| Strumaria tenella | |
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| Strumaria tenella subsp. tenella | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Strumaria |
| Species: | S. tenella |
| Binomial name | |
| Strumaria tenella (L.f.) Snijman[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- 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.[3]
- Strumaria tenella subsp. tenella
