Hessea

Hessea is a genus of bulb-forming plants in the Amaryllis family native to Namibia and South Africa. The genus name commemorates C. H. F. Hesse (1772–1832), who resided in Cape Town from 1800 to 1817.

• # Hessea breviflora Herb.
 * Species

• # Hessea cinnamomea (L'Hér.) T.Durand & Schinz

• # Hessea incana Snijman

• # Hessea mathewsii W.F.Barker

• # Hessea monticola Snijman

• # Hessea pilosula D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies

• # Hessea pulcherrima (D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) Snijman

• # Hessea pusilla Snijman

• # Hessea speciosa Snijman

• # Hessea stellaris (Jacq.) Herb.

• # Hessea stenosiphon (Snijman) D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies

• # Hessea tenuipedicellata Snijman

• # Hessea undosa Snijman

Several species have been coined using the name Hessea, which refer to species now considered better suited to genera Namaquanula, Nerine or Strumaria: • Hessea bruce-bayeri - Namaquanula bruce-bayeri
 * formerly included

• Hessea burchelliana - Strumaria gemmata

• Hessea chaplinii - Strumaria chaplinii

• Hessea filifolia - Strumaria tenella

• Hessea gemmata - Strumaria gemmata

• Hessea karooica - Strumaria karooica

• Hessea leipoldtii - Strumaria leipoldtii

• Hessea rehmannii - Nerine rehmannii

• Hessea spiralis - Strumaria pygmaea

• Hessea spiralis - Strumaria spiralis

• Hessea tenella - Strumaria tenella

• Hessea unguiculata - Strumaria unguiculata

• Hessea vaginata - Strumaria truncata