''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 Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

and

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

.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 Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

from 1800 to 1817. ;Species ;formerly included Several species have been coined using the name ''Hessea'', which refer to species now considered better suited to genera ''

Namaquanula ''Namaquanula'' is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae, found only in Namibia and the Cape Province of South Africa. There are 2 recognized species: *'' Namaquanula bruce-bayeri'' D.Müll.-Doblies & U. Müll.-Doblies - Namibia, Northern Cape P ...

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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 ''Strumaria'' is a genus of African plants in Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. The genus is known in nature only from South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. Almost all species flower in the autumn and are cultivated as ornamental bulbous ...

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q290557 Flora of Southern Africa Amaryllidaceae genera