''Ledebouria'' is a

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of African

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herbs in the Asparagus family,

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, subfamily

Scilloideae Scilloideae (named after the genus ''Scilla'', "squill") is a subfamily of bulbous plants within the family ''Asparagaceae''. Scilloideae is sometimes treated as a separate family Hyacinthaceae, named after the genus ''Hyacinthus''. Scilloideae or ...

. Most members were previously part of the genus ''

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''. A number of species are grown by

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and

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enthusiasts for their patterned leaves. Most of the species are native to

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and

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(except North Africa), but a few are from

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or the

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/ref> The genus name of ''Ledebouria'' is in honour of

Carl Friedrich von Ledebour Carl Friedrich von Ledebour (8 July 1786, Stralsund – 4 July 1851, Munich;NDB/ADB Deutsche Bi ...

(1786–1851), a

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- Estonian botanist. It was first described and published in Nov. Pl. Sp. on page 194 in 1821.

Species

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Ledebouria apertiflora ''Ledebouria'' is a genus of African bulbous perennial plant, perennial herbs in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Most members were previously part of the genus ''Scilla''. A number of species are grown by cacti and succ ...

'' (Baker) Jessop #'' Ledebouria asperifolia'' (van der Merwe) S.Venter # '' Ledebouria atrobrunnea'' S.Venter # '' Ledebouria caesiomontana'' Hankey & Hahn # '' Ledebouria camerooniana'' (Baker) Speta # '' Ledebouria concolor'' (Baker) Jessop #'' Ledebouria confusa'' S.Venter # '' Ledebouria cooperi'' (Hook. f.) Jessop # '' Ledebouria cordifolia'' (Baker) Stedje & Thulin #''

Ledebouria coriacea ''Ledebouria'' is a genus of African bulbous perennial herbs in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Most members were previously part of the genus ''Scilla''. A number of species are grown by cacti and succulent enthusi ...

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Ledebouria cremnophila ''Ledebouria'' is a genus of African bulbous perennial herbs in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Most members were previously part of the genus ''Scilla''. A number of species are grown by cacti and succulent enthusi ...

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Ledebouria crispa ''Ledebouria'' is a genus of African bulbous perennial herbs in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Most members were previously part of the genus ''Scilla''. A number of species are grown by cacti and succulent enthusiasts ...

'' S.Venter # ''

Ledebouria dolomiticola ''Ledebouria'' is a genus of African bulbous perennial herbs in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Most members were previously part of the genus ''Scilla''. A number of species are grown by cacti and succulent enthusi ...

'' S.Venter # ''

Ledebouria edulis ''Ledebouria'' is a genus of African bulbous perennial herbs in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Most members were previously part of the genus ''Scilla''. A number of species are grown by cacti and succulent enthusi ...

'' (Engl.) Stedje # ''

Ledebouria ensifolia ''Ledebouria'' is a genus of African bulbous perennial plant, perennial herbs in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Most members were previously part of the genus ''Scilla''. A number of species are grown by cacti and succ ...

'' (Eckl.) S.Venter & T.J.Edwards # '' Ledebouria floribunda'' (Baker) Jessop # '' Ledebouria galpinii'' (Baker) S.Venter & T.J.Edwards #'' Ledebouria glauca'' S.Venter # '' Ledebouria grandifolia'' (Balf.f.) A.G.Mill. & D.Alexander # '' Ledebouria hyderabadensis'' M.V.Ramana, Prasanna & Venu # '' Ledebouria hypoxidioides'' (Schönland) Jessop # '' Ledebouria inquinata'' (C. A. Sm.) Jessop # '' Ledebouria insularis'' A.G.Mill. #'' Ledebouria karnatakensis'' Punekar & Lakshmin # '' Ledebouria kirkii'' (Baker) Stedje & Thulin #'' Ledebouria lepida'' (N.E.Br.) S.Venter #'' Ledebouria leptophylla'' (Baker) S.Venter # '' Ledebouria lilacina'' (Fenzl ex Kunth) Speta # '' Ledebouria luteola'' Jessop # '' Ledebouria macowanii'' (Baker) S.Venter # '' Ledebouria maesta'' (Baker) Speta # '' Ledebouria marginata'' (Baker) Jessop # '' Ledebouria minima'' (Baker) S.Venter # '' Ledebouria mokobulanensis'' A.J.Hankey and T.J.Edwards #'' Ledebouria monophylla'' S.Venter #'' Ledebouria nossibeensis'' (H.Perrier) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt # '' Ledebouria ovalifolia'' (Schrad.) Jessop # '' Ledebouria ovatifolia'' (Baker) Jessop #'' Ledebouria papillata'' S.Venter #'' Ledebouria pardalota'' S.Venter # '' Ledebouria parvifolia'' S.Venter #'' Ledebouria pustulata'' S.Venter #'' Ledebouria remifolia'' S.Venter # '' Ledebouria revoluta'' (L. f.) Jessop #'' Ledebouria rupestris'' (van der Merwe) S.Venter # '' Ledebouria sandersonii'' (Baker) S.Venter & T.J.Edwards # '' Ledebouria scabrida'' Jessop # ''

Ledebouria socialis ''Ledebouria socialis'', the silver squill, wood hyacinth, or leopard lily, is a geophytic species of bulbous perennial plant native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It was first described by John Gilbert Baker as ''Scilla soci ...

'' (Baker) Jessop # '' Ledebouria somaliensis'' (Baker) Stedje & Thulin #'' Ledebouria sudanica'' (A.Chev.) Burg in A.Akoègninou & al. # '' Ledebouria undulata'' (Jacq.) Jessop # '' Ledebouria urceolata'' Stedje #'' Ledebouria venteri'' van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk # '' Ledebouria viscosa'' Jessop # '' Ledebouria zambesiaca'' (Baker) Speta #'' Ledebouria zebrina'' (Baker) S.Venter

References

* Manning, J. C. et al. 2004. A revised generic synopsis of Hyacinthaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae. Edinburgh J. Bot. 60:533–568. * Stedje, B. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships and generic delimitation of sub-Saharan Scilla (Hyacinthaceae) and allied African genera as inferred from morphological and DNA sequence data. Pl. Syst. Evol. 211:1–11. * Venter, S. & V. J. Edwards. 1998. A revision of ''Ledebouria'' (Hyacinthaceae) in South Africa. 1. Two new species. Bothalia 28:15–17. * Venter, S. & V. J. Edwards. 1998. A revision of ''Ledebouria'' (Hyacinthaceae) in South Africa. 2. Two new species, ''L. crispa'' and ''L. parvifolia'', and ''L. macowanii'' re-instated. Bothalia 28:179–182. * A.J. Hankeya and T.J. Edwards. ''Ledebouria mokobulanensis'' A.J.Hankey and T.J.Edwards (Hyacinthaceae) a new species from the high altitude grasslands of Mpumalanga. South African Journal of Botany, Volume 74, Issue 2, April 2008, Pages 214–217.

External links

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Encyclopedia of Life

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