''Ledebouriella'' is a
monotypic
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genus of
flowering plant
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s belonging to the family
Apiaceae
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. It only contains one known species, ''Ledebouriella multiflora''
(Ledeb.) H.Wolff.
It is native to
Kazakhstan
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in Central Asia.
The genus name of ''Ledebouriella'' is in honour of
(1786–1851), a
German
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**Ger ...
-
Estonian botanist. The Latin
specific epithet
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of ''multiflora'' means multiple flowers.
Both genus and species were first described and published in H.G.A.Engler (editor.), Pflanzenr., IV, Vol.228 (Edition 43) on page 191 in 1910.
References
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Apioideae
Monotypic Apiaceae genera