<i>Kamiesbergia</i>, a new monotypic genus of the Amaryllideae-Strumariinae (Amaryllidaceae) from the north-western Cape
Kamiesbergia Snijman is a new monotypic genus from raised granite outcrops in the north-western Cape. A member of the subtribe Strumariinae of the Amaryllideae, it is most closely related to Hessea Herb, and Namaquanula D. & U. Miiller-Doblies. The dissimilar inner and outer stamens, the uniqu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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South African National Biodiversity Institut
1991-10-01
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| Series: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
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| Online Access: | https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/871 |
| Summary: | Kamiesbergia Snijman is a new monotypic genus from raised granite outcrops in the north-western Cape. A member of the subtribe Strumariinae of the Amaryllideae, it is most closely related to Hessea Herb, and Namaquanula D. & U. Miiller-Doblies. The dissimilar inner and outer stamens, the uniquely club-shaped inner filaments and the novel insertion of the filament in the proximal quarter of the anther connective are the main apomorphies of the genus. The number of rare and monotypic genera of Amaryllidaceae in this region is comparable to that of Andean South America. |
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| ISSN: | 0006-8241 2311-9284 |