''Hessea'' is a genus of bulb-forming plants in the
Amaryllis family
The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales. The family takes its name from the genus ''Amaryllis'' and is commonly known as the amaryllis fami ...
native to
Namibia and
South Africa.
[South African National Biodiversity Institute, Red List of South African Plants, ''Hessea'']
/ref> The genus name commemorates C. H. F. Hesse (1772–1832), who resided in Cape Town from 1800 to 1817.[
;formerly included][
Several species have been coined using the name ''Hessea'', which refer to species now considered better suited to genera '' Namaquanula'', '']Nerine
''Nerine'' (nerines, Guernsey lily, Jersey lily, spider lily) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family (biology), family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. They are bulbous perennial plant, perennials, some evergreen, asso ...
'' or '' Strumaria'':
References
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Flora of Southern Africa
Amaryllidaceae genera