, a single species is accepted by Plants of the World Online, Sprekelia formosissima. S. formosissima was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Amaryllis formosissima and transferred to Sprekelia by William Herbert in 1821.
The current botanical classification of this species is Sprekelia formosissima, which is listed in Plants of the World Online. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 under the name Amaryllis formosissima and was later reclassified by William Herbert in 1821.