Strumariinae

Strumariinae is one of four subtribes within the tribe Amaryllideae (subfamily Amaryllidoideae, family Amaryllidaceae), found in southern Africa.^[2][3]

Strumariinae
Strumaria gemmata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Tribe:	Amaryllideae
Subtribe:	Strumariinae Traub ex D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies[1]
Type genus
Strumaria Jacq.
Genera
See text

Description

Crossyne guttata, showing prostrate leaves

The leaves are often prostrate (on the ground). The flowers may be zygomorphic or actinomorphic, and may or may not have a perigone tube. The stamens are connate (fused) into a tube at their proximal end. However Strumaria has one whorl of the stamens fused to the style. The fruit is dehiscent with seeds that have a well-developed integument that is chlorophyllous with a stomatose testa.^[2]

Taxonomy

Phylogeny

Strumariinae are placed within Amaryllideae as follow:

These are phylogenetically related as follows:

Tribe Amaryllideae	Subtribe Amaryllidinae Subtribe Boophoninae Subtribe Strumariinae Subtribe Crininae

Subdivision

Strumariinae consists of six genera, related as follows, with number of species in each genus in (parentheses):^[2]

Strumariinae	Nerine (~23) Brunsvigia (~23) Namaquanula (2) Hessea (13) Strumaria (24) Crossyne (2)