A new species of Namaquanula (Amaryllidaceae: Amaryllideae) from Namibia with notes on the genus
Namaquanula bruynsii Snijman. a rare species of Amary llidaceae from the Landsberg in southern Namibia described here, is separated from N. bruce-bayeri by plane leaves, the absence of a perigone tube and the lack of a short adaxial hook at the base of each fillament. Shared specialized characters are brittle, tan-coloured bulb tunics and short papillae at the base of each filament. A revised description of Namaquanula D.Miill.-Doblies & U.Miill.-Doblies is given and a key to the genera of Amaryllideae subtribe Strumariinae is provided. Keywords: Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllideae, key to genera of Strumariinae, Namaquanula, D. Miill.-Doblies & U.Miill.-Doblies, new species, southern Namibia.
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