Stenomesson
Stenomesson is a genus of bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. All the species are native to western South America.
Taxonomy
It was published by William Herbert in 1821. The lectotype species Stenomesson flavum was designated by Hamilton Paul Traub in 1963.Etymology
The generic name Stenomesson references the floral morphology. It is composed of the Greek words stenos, meaning narrow, and meso, meaning "in the middle".Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:- Stenomesson aurantiacum Herb. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Stenomesson breviflorum Herb. - Peru
- Stenomesson campanulatum Alan Meerow - Peru
- Stenomesson chilense Ravenna - Chile
- Stenomesson chloranthum Meerow & van der Werff - Peru
- Stenomesson ecuadorense Meerow, Oleas & L.Jost
- Stenomesson flavum Herb. - Peru
- Stenomesson gasteroides Ravenna - Peru
- Stenomesson korsakoffii Meerow – Peru
- Stenomesson leucanthum Meerow & van der Werff - Peru
- Stenomesson miniatum Ravenna - Peru, Bolivia
- Stenomesson moldenkei Traub - Peru
- Stenomesson parvulum Ravenna - Peru
- Stenomesson pauciflorum Herb. - Peru
- Stenomesson pearcei Baker - Peru, Bolivia
- Stenomesson rupense Ravenna - Peru
- Stenomesson tubiflorum Meerow - Peru
- Stenomesson vitellinum Lindl. - Peru
- Stenomesson weberbaueri Ravenna - Peru
Numerous names have been coined using the name Stenomesson referring to species now regarded as better suited to other genera.