Hessea

Manning, John & Snijman, Deidre, 2021, The correct author citation for taxa in Strumaria and changes to subgenera in Strumaria and Hessea (Amaryllidaceae: Amaryllideae), with a synopsis of the actinomorphic- of subtribe Strumariinaeflowered genera, Bothalia (a 9) 51 (2), pp. 1-5 : 4

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.38201/btha.abc.v51.i2.9
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4F4887B5-FF8D-FFA9-B98F-FE0CFD27FB8E
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Hessea
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Subgenus Hessea View in CoL

Hessea View in CoL subgenus Kamiesbergia (Snijman) Snijman View in CoL : 71 (1994); Snijman: 109 (1999). Kamiesbergia Snijman View in CoL : 125 (1991). Type: Kamiesbergia stenosiphon Snijman View in CoL = H. stenosiphon (Snijman) D.Müll. View in CoL - Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies

Bulb tunics parchment-like. Cataphyll present. Foliage leaves 2, glabrous or rarely minutely pilose. Flowers stellate, somewhat funnel-shaped or rarely hypocrateriform, tepals often adnate to filaments, filaments connate proximally into a short to long tube, rarely inner and outer whorls dissimilar, smooth, anthers centrifixed, ovary dome flattened. Chromosome base number x = 11.

11 spp.: H. breviflora Herb. , H. cinnamomea (L’Hérit.) T.Durand & Schinz , H. incana Snijman , H. monticola Snijman , H. pilosula D.Müll. -Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies, H. pusilla Snijman , H. speciosa Snijman , H. stellaris (Jacq.) Herb. , H. stenosiphon (Snijman) D.Müll. -Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies, H. tenuipedicellata Snijman , H. undosa Snijman