Hessea
Hessea is a genus of bulb-forming plants in the Amaryllis family native to Namibia and South Africa. The genus name commemorates C. H. F. Hesse, who resided in Cape Town from 1800 to 1817.
Description
The stigma is trifid.Taxonomy
It was published by William Herbert in 1837 with Hessea stellaris as the type species.Species
SpeciesFormerly included
The following species were formerly included:Several species have been coined using the name Hessea, which refer to species now considered better suited to genera Namaquanula, Nerine or Strumaria: