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Strumaria chaplinii
Strumaria chaplinii is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to south-west Cape Provinces. It was first described in 1944 as Hessea chaplinii.[3] DescriptionStrumaria chaplinii is a very small plant. The upper leaf surfaces are hairy. The flowers are star-shaped, with tepals that have flat faces, unlike similar species such as Strumaria discifera. Like other species of Strumaria, the flowers are borne in an umbel on long pedicels.[4] TaxonomyThe species was first described as Hessea chaplinii in 1944 by Winsome Fanny Barker. It was transferred to Strumaria in 1994.[3] Distribution and habitatStrumaria chaplinii is native to the south-west Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] It grows in moist pockets at the base of granite rocks in coastal fynbos.[1] Gallery
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