STRUMARIA TENELLA
Author:
Deirdré Anne Snijman, 1994
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Contr. Bolus Herb. 16: 87 (1994)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
1,5 Centimetres
Height:
10-15 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Hessea tenella Oberm.
Periphanes strumosa F.M.Leight.
Crinum tenellum L.f.
Tedingea tenella D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies.
Tedingea transkarooica D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies.
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Hessea filifolia Benth. & Hook.
Leucojum strumosum Aiton.
Carpolyza tenella, F.M.Leight.
Imhofia tenella, M.Roem.
Strumaria tenella subsp. orientalis, Snijman.
The genera name from Latin, struma; 'a cushion-shaped swelling', and - aria which relates to 'possessing', a name that refers to the swollen base of the style. The species name means 'small, delicate, tender'. Can both be winter- and summer growing.
Flower
White - Pink
Soil
Grit - Mix
Water
Minimum
Sun
Medium - Maximum
