# Stenomesson

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{{Short description|Genus of plants}}
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| image = 68 Stenomesson miniatum.jpg
| image_caption = ''[Stenomesson miniatum](/source/Stenomesson_miniatum)''<ref>1839 illustration from Edwards's Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London 25: t. 68 (1839). As ''Pentlandia miniata'' var. ''sulivanica''</ref>
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| taxon = Stenomesson
| authority =[Herb.](/source/Herb.)
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO_330467-2/>
| synonyms =
{{Genus list
| Chrysiphiala | Ker Gawl.
| Pentlandia | Herb.
| Pucara | Ravenna
| Sphaerotele | C.Presl
}}
| type_species = ''[Stenomesson flavum](/source/Stenomesson_flavum)''
| type_species_authority = (Ruiz & Pav.) Herb.<ref name = "IPNI">''Stenomesson'' Herb. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved March 1, 2025, from https://www.ipni.org/n/330467-2</ref>
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'''''Stenomesson''''' is a genus of bulbous plants in the family [Amaryllidaceae](/source/Amaryllidaceae). All the species are native to western [South America](/source/South_America) ([Colombia](/source/Colombia), [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador), [Peru](/source/Peru) and northern [Chile](/source/Chile)).<ref name=theplantlist>{{cite web|title=''Stenomesson''|work=The Plant List|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Amaryllidaceae/Stenomesson|access-date=9 June 2013}}</ref><ref>León, B., J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. C. A. Pitman, P. M. Jørgensen & A. Cano E. 2006 [2007]. El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biología  13(núm. 2 especial): 1s–971s.</ref><ref>Ravenna, P. 1971. Contributions to South American Amaryllidaceae IV. Plant Life 27: 61–89.</ref><ref>Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286</ref><ref>Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden  127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744.</ref><ref>Meerow, Alan W. 2000. Phylogeny of the American Amaryllidaceae based on nrDNA ITS sequences Systematic Botany 25(4):708-726</ref>

==Taxonomy==
It was published by [William Herbert](/source/William_Herbert_(botanist)) in 1821.<ref name=POWO_330467-2/> The lectotype species ''Stenomesson flavum'' {{au|(Ruiz & Pav.) Herb.}} was designated by [Hamilton Paul Traub](/source/Hamilton_Paul_Traub) in 1963.<ref name = "IPNI" />
===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".<ref name = "Weber & Wilkin, 2007">Weber, O., & Wilkin, P. (2007). 588. ''STENOMESSON PEARCEI'': Amaryllidaceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 24(2), 114-120.</ref>
===Species===
{{As of|2023|August}}, [Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online) accepted the following species:<ref name="POWO_330467-2">{{cite web |title=''Stenomesson'' Herb. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330467-2 |access-date=2023-08-02 }}</ref>
*''[Stenomesson aurantiacum](/source/Stenomesson_aurantiacum)'' <small>([Kunth](/source/Carl_Sigismund_Kunth)) [Herb.](/source/William_Herbert_(botanist))</small> - [Colombia](/source/Colombia), [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador), [Peru](/source/Peru)
*''[Stenomesson breviflorum](/source/Stenomesson_breviflorum)'' <small>Herb.</small> - Peru ([Junín](/source/Department_of_Jun%C3%ADn), [Lima](/source/Lima_Province))
*''[Stenomesson campanulatum](/source/Stenomesson_campanulatum)'' <small>[Alan Meerow](/source/Alan_Meerow)</small> - Peru ([Cajamarca](/source/Department_of_Cajamarca), [La Libertad](/source/Department_of_La_Libertad))
*''[Stenomesson chilense](/source/Stenomesson_chilense)'' <small>[Ravenna](/source/Pierfelice_Ravenna)</small> - [Chile](/source/Chile) ([Tarapacá](/source/Tarapac%C3%A1_Region))
*''[Stenomesson chloranthum](/source/Stenomesson_chloranthum)'' <small>Meerow & [van der Werff](/source/Henk_van_der_Werff)</small> - Peru ([Amazonas](/source/Department_of_Amazonas%2C_Peru))
*''[Stenomesson ecuadorense](/source/Stenomesson_ecuadorense)'' <small>Meerow, Oleas & L.Jost</small>
*''[Stenomesson flavum](/source/Stenomesson_flavum)'' <small>([Ruiz](/source/Hip%C3%B3lito_Ruiz_L%C3%B3pez) & [Pav.](/source/Pav.)) Herb.</small> - Peru (Cajamarca, Lima, La Libertad, [Pasco](/source/Department_of_Pasco))
*''[Stenomesson gasteroides](/source/Stenomesson_gasteroides)'' <small>Ravenna</small>	- Peru
*''[Stenomesson korsakoffii](/source/Stenomesson_korsakoffii)'' <small>(Traub) Meerow</small> – Peru<ref name=Meer20/>
*''[Stenomesson leucanthum](/source/Stenomesson_leucanthum)'' <small>(Ravenna) Meerow & van der Werff</small> - Peru (Cajamarca, La Libertad)
*''[Stenomesson miniatum](/source/Stenomesson_miniatum)'' <small>(Herb.) Ravenna</small> - Peru (Cajamarca, [Apurimac](/source/Department_of_Apur%C3%ADmac), [Cusco](/source/Department_of_Cuzco)), [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia) ([La Paz](/source/La_Paz_Department_(Bolivia)))
*''[Stenomesson moldenkei](/source/Stenomesson_moldenkei)'' <small>[Traub](/source/Hamilton_Paul_Traub)</small> - Peru (Lima)
*''[Stenomesson parvulum](/source/Stenomesson_parvulum)'' <small>Ravenna</small> - Peru (Cajamarca])
*''[Stenomesson pauciflorum](/source/Stenomesson_pauciflorum)'' <small>([Lindl.](/source/John_Lindley) ex [Hook.](/source/William_Jackson_Hooker)) Herb.</small> - Peru (Lima)
*''[Stenomesson pearcei](/source/Stenomesson_pearcei)'' <small>[Baker](/source/John_Gilbert_Baker)</small> - Peru ([Junín](/source/Department_of_Jun%C3%ADn), [Puno](/source/Department_of_Puno), Cusco), [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia) ([La Paz](/source/La_Paz_Department_(Bolivia)))
*''[Stenomesson rupense](/source/Stenomesson_rupense)'' <small>Ravenna</small> - Peru
*''[Stenomesson tubiflorum](/source/Stenomesson_tubiflorum)'' <small>(Meerow) Meerow - Peru</small>
*''[Stenomesson vitellinum](/source/Stenomesson_vitellinum)'' <small>Lindl.</small> - Peru (Lima)
*''[Stenomesson weberbaueri](/source/Stenomesson_weberbaueri)'' <small>([Vargas](/source/Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Vargas_Calder%C3%B3n)) Ravenna</small> - Peru (Cajamarca])

;Formerly included<ref name=w>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=288041 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref>
Numerous names have been coined using the name ''Stenomesson'' referring to species now regarded as better suited to other genera (''[Clinanthus](/source/Clinanthus)'', ''[Eucrosia](/source/Eucrosia)'', ''[Ismene](/source/Ismene_(plant))'' and ''[Urceolina](/source/Urceolina)'').
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* ''Stenomesson acaule - [Clinanthus humilis](/source/Clinanthus_humilis)'' 
* ''Stenomesson acutum - [Clinanthus incarnatus](/source/Clinanthus_incarnatus)'' 
* ''Stenomesson callacallense - [Clinanthus callacallensis](/source/Clinanthus_callacallensis)''  
* ''Stenomesson campodense - [Clinanthus campodensis](/source/Clinanthus_campodensis)''  
* ''Stenomesson caracense - [Clinanthus caracensis](/source/Clinanthus_caracensis)''  
* ''Stenomesson chihuanhuayu - [Clinanthus chihuanhuayu](/source/Clinanthus_chihuanhuayu)''  
* ''Stenomesson coccineum - [Clinanthus coccineus](/source/Clinanthus_coccineus)''  
* ''Stenomesson croceum - [Clinanthus croceus](/source/Clinanthus_croceus)''  
* ''Stenomesson cuzcoense - [Urceolina cuzcoensis](/source/Urceolina_cuzcoensis)'' 
* ''Stenomesson discolor - [Clinanthus recurvatus](/source/Clinanthus_recurvatus)''  
* ''Stenomesson elwesii - [Clinanthus elwesii](/source/Clinanthus_elwesii)''  
* ''Stenomesson ferreyrae - [Clinanthus recurvatus](/source/Clinanthus_recurvatus)''  
* ''Stenomesson flammidum - [Clinanthus flammidus](/source/Clinanthus_flammidus)'' 
* ''Stenomesson fulvum - [Clinanthus fulvus](/source/Clinanthus_fulvus)'' 
* ''Stenomesson glareosum - [Clinanthus glareosus](/source/Clinanthus_glareosus)'' 
* ''Stenomesson humile - [Clinanthus humilis](/source/Clinanthus_humilis)''  
* ''Stenomesson imasumacc - [Clinanthus imasumacc](/source/Clinanthus_imasumacc)''  
* ''Stenomesson incarnatum - [Clinanthus incarnatus](/source/Clinanthus_incarnatus)'' 
* ''Stenomesson incarum - [Clinanthus incarum](/source/Clinanthus_incarum)''  
* ''Stenomesson longifolium - [Clinanthus recurvatus](/source/Clinanthus_recurvatus)''  
* ''Stenomesson luteum - [Clinanthus luteus](/source/Clinanthus_luteus)'' 
* ''Stenomesson macleanicum - [Clinanthus macleanicus](/source/Clinanthus_macleanicus)''  
* ''Stenomesson microstephium - [Clinanthus microstephium](/source/Clinanthus_microstephium)''  
* ''Stenomesson mirabile - [Clinanthus mirabilis](/source/Clinanthus_mirabilis)''  
* ''Stenomesson morrisonii - [Ismene morrisonii](/source/Ismene_morrisonii)''  
* ''Stenomesson obragillensis - [Clinanthus recurvatus](/source/Clinanthus_recurvatus)''  
* ''Stenomesson recurvatum - [Clinanthus recurvatus](/source/Clinanthus_recurvatus)''  
* ''Stenomesson rubrum - [Clinanthus coccineus](/source/Clinanthus_coccineus)'' 
* ''Stenomesson ruizianum - [Clinanthus croceus](/source/Clinanthus_croceus)''  
* ''Stenomesson splendens - [Clinanthus incarnatus](/source/Clinanthus_incarnatus)'' 
* ''Stenomesson stricklandii - [Eucrosia stricklandii](/source/Eucrosia_stricklandii)'' 
* ''Stenomesson sunchubambae - [Clinanthus sunchubambae](/source/Clinanthus_sunchubambae)''  
* ''Stenomesson trichromum - [Clinanthus incarnatus](/source/Clinanthus_incarnatus)'' 
* ''Stenomesson variegatum - [Clinanthus variegatus](/source/Clinanthus_variegatus)'' 
* ''Stenomesson viridiflorum - [Clinanthus viridiflorus](/source/Clinanthus_viridiflorus)'' 
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== References==
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{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=Meer20>{{Cite journal |last1=Meerow |first1=Alan W. |last2=Gardner |first2=Elliot M. |last3=Nakamura |first3=Kyoko |date=2020 |title=Phylogenomics of the Andean Tetraploid Clade of the American Amaryllidaceae (Subfamily Amaryllidoideae): Unlocking a Polyploid Generic Radiation Abetted by Continental Geodynamics |journal=Frontiers in Plant Science |volume=11 |article-number=582422 |doi=10.3389/fpls.2020.582422 |pmid=33250911 |pmc=7674842 |issn=1664-462X |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Category:Stenomesson
Category:Flora of Southern America
Category:Amaryllidaceae genera
Category:Taxa named by William Herbert (botanist)
Category:Taxa described in 1821

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