| Hessea | |
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| Hessea cinnamomea | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Subtribe: | Strumariinae |
| Genus: | Hessea Herb. 1837, conserved name not P. J. Bergius ex D. F. L. von Schlechtendal 1826 (syn ofCarpolyza inAmaryllidaceae) |
| Type species | |
| Hessea stellaris (Jacq.) Herb.[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hessea is a genus of bulb-forming plants in theAmaryllis family native toNamibia andSouth Africa.[2][3][4][5] The genus name commemoratesC. H. F. Hesse (1772–1832), who resided inCape Town from 1800 to 1817.[6]
The stigma is trifid.[7]
It was published byWilliam Herbert in 1837[1][7] withHessea stellaris(Jacq.) Herb. as the type species.[1]
Species[2]
The following species were formerly included:[2]Several species have been coined using the nameHessea, which refer to species now considered better suited to generaNamaquanula,Nerine orStrumaria: