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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.

Description
Strumaria 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. ==Taxonomy==
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Hessea chaplinii in 1944 by Winsome Fanny Barker. It was transferred to Strumaria in 1994. ==Distribution and habitat==
Distribution and habitat
Strumaria chaplinii is native to the south-west Cape Provinces of South Africa. It grows in moist pockets at the base of granite rocks in coastal fynbos. ==Gallery==
Gallery
File:Strumaria chaplinii flowering Kew 1.jpg|Strumaria chaplinii flowering in Davies Alpine House, Kew File:Strumaria chaplinii Kew 3 single flower in profile.jpg|Single flower (enlarged) in profile File:Strumaria chaplinii 15514185.jpg|Villous foliage ==References==
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