Hessea is a genus of bulb-forming plants in the Amaryllis family native to Namibia and South Africa.

[2][3][4][5] The genus name commemorates C. H. F. Hesse (1772–1832), who resided in Cape Town from 1800 to 1817.

[6] The stigma is trifid.

[7] It was published by William Herbert in 1837[1][7] with Hessea stellaris (Jacq.)

[1] Species[2] The following species were formerly included:[2] Several species have been coined using the name Hessea, which refer to species now considered better suited to genera Namaquanula, Nerine or Strumaria: