''Ledebouria'' is a

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of African

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herbs in the Asparagus family,

Asparagaceae Asparagaceae (), known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, '' Asparagus officinalis''. This family includes both ...

, 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 ''Hyacinth (plant), Hyacinthus ...

. 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 Africa (except North Africa), but a few are from India,

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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 in Stralsund – 4 July 1851 in Munich;NDB/ADB Deutsche B ...

(1786–1851), a German-

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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 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 ...

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Ledebouria asperifolia ''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 ...

'' (van der Merwe) S.Venter # ''

Ledebouria atrobrunnea ''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 caesiomontana ''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 ...

'' Hankey & Hahn # ''

Ledebouria camerooniana ''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 ...

'' (Baker) Speta # ''

Ledebouria concolor ''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 ...

'' (Baker) Jessop #''

Ledebouria confusa ''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 cooperi ''Ledebouria cooperi'' is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae Asparagaceae (), known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is ...

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Ledebouria cordifolia ''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 ...

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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 enthusiasts ...

'' S.Venter #''

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 enthusiasts ...

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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 enthusiasts ...

'' 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 enthusiasts ...

'' (Engl.) Stedje # ''

Ledebouria ensifolia ''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 ...

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Ledebouria floribunda ''Ledebouria floribunda'' is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family. It is a bulbous geophyte native to South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho. Uses A number of homoisoflavanones can be isolated from the bulbs of ''L. floribunda'' ...

'' (Baker) Jessop # ''

Ledebouria galpinii ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' S.Venter #'' Ledebouria nossibeensis'' (H.Perrier) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt # '' Ledebouria ovalifolia'' (Schrad.) Jessop # ''

Ledebouria ovatifolia ''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 ...

'' (Baker) Jessop #'' Ledebouria papillata'' S.Venter #'' Ledebouria pardalota'' S.Venter # '' Ledebouria parvifolia'' S.Venter #'' Ledebouria pustulata'' S.Venter #'' Ledebouria remifolia'' S.Venter # ''

Ledebouria revoluta ''Ledebouria revoluta'', the south Indian squill, is a flowering plant species in the genus ''Ledebouria'' found in Southern Africa and India. Description The leaves of ''Ledebouria revoluta'' are smooth and fleshy, and unlike those of some othe ...

'' (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 geophyte, geophytic species of bulbous perennial plant native to the Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It was first described by John Gilbert Bak ...

'' (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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