Strumaria
Strumaria is a genus of African plants in Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. The genus is known in nature only from South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. Almost all species flower in the autumn and are cultivated as ornamental bulbous plants.
Description
Species of Strumaria are deciduous bulbous plants. Their bulbs are generally small, around in diameter with a fibrous bulb tunic. Usually two leaves are produced, although there may be up to six. The flowers generally appear in the autumn with the arrival of the rains; the leaves may appear before, with, or after the flowers. The inflorescence is tall, with an umbel of two to 30 flowers, generally carried on long pedicels. Most species have white flowers, although they may also be pink or yellow. The six stamens are joined to the style, at least at the base. Strumaria is distinguished from other genera in the family Amaryllidaceae by the presence of a thickening at the base of the style, except in Strumaria spiralis, previously placed in its own genus Carpolyza. The seeds are reddish-green when ripe, with a diameter of. When dry, the fruiting heads detach from the scape and are rolled away by the wind, thus dispersing the seeds.Taxonomy
It was published by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1797. The lectotype species is ''Strumaria truncata''Species
Accepted :Strumaria aestivalis Snijman – Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria argillicola G.D.Duncan – Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria barbarae Oberm. – Namibia, Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria bidentata Schinz – Namibia, Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria chaplinii Snijman – Western Cape ProvinceStrumaria discifera Marloth ex Snijman – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria gemmata Ker Gawl. – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province, Eastern Cape Province, Free StateStrumaria hardyana D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies – NamibiaStrumaria karooica Snijman – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria karoopoortensis Snijman – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria leipoldtii Snijman – Western Cape ProvinceStrumaria luteoloba Snijman – Namibia, Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria massoniella Snijman – Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria merxmuelleriana Snijman – Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria perryae Snijman – Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria phonolithica Dinter – NamibiaStrumaria picta W.F.Barker – Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria prolifera Snijman – Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria pubescens W.F.Barker – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria pygmaea Snijman – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria salteri W.F.Barker – Western Cape ProvinceStrumaria speciosa Snijman – NamibiaStrumaria spiralis W.T.Aiton – Western Cape ProvinceStrumaria tenella Snijman – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province, LesothoStrumaria truncata Jacq. – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province, NamibiaStrumaria unguiculata Snijman – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria villosa Snijman – Northern Cape ProvinceStrumaria watermeyeri L.Bolus – Northern Cape Province;Formerly included
A few names have been coined using the name Strumaria, applied to species now considered better suited to other genera. Strumaria chilensis - Libertia chilensis Strumaria crispa - Hessea cinnamomea Strumaria stellaris - ''Hessea stellaris''