Strumaria phonolithica

Strumaria phonolithica is a species of plant that is endemic to Namibia.[2] Its bulbs form large clumps. Its narrow funnel-shaped flowers are, with Strumaria babarae, the largest in the genus. It is found mountainous regions,[3] where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.[4]

Strumaria phonolithica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Strumaria
Species:
S. phonolithica
Binomial name
Strumaria phonolithica

References

  1. Craven, P.; Loots, S. (2004). "Strumaria phonolithica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46718A11077559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46718A11077559.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Species
  3. Grossi, Alberto (2014). "Strumaria in cultivation". The Plantsman. (New Series). 13 (4): 222–225.
  4. Dinter, Moritz Kurt. 1923. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 19: 178.


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