Ledebouria
Encyclopedia
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 for their patterned leaves.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of African bulbous perennial
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
herbs in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots.In earlier classification systems, the species involved were often treated as belonging to the family Liliaceae...
, subfamily Scilloideae. Most members were previously part of the genus Scilla
Scilla
Scilla is a genus of about 50 bulb-forming perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to woodlands, subalpine meadows, and seashores throughout Europe and Asia...
. A number of species are grown by cacti
Cacti
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and succulent enthusiasts for their patterned leaves.
Species
- Ledebouria atrobrunnea S.Venter
- Ledebouria botryoides (Baker) J. C. Manning & Goldblatt
- Ledebouria camerooniana (Baker) Speta
- Ledebouria concolor (Baker) Jessop
- Ledebouria cooperi (Hook. f.) Jessop
- Ledebouria cordifolia (Baker) Stedje & Thulin
- Ledebouria crispa S.Venter
- Ledebouria cryptopoda (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
- Ledebouria dolomiticola S.Venter
- Ledebouria edulis (Engl.) Stedje
- Ledebouria ensifolia (Eckl.) S.Venter & T.J.Edwards
- Ledebouria floribunda (Baker) Jessop
- Ledebouria galpinii (Baker) S.Venter & T.J.Edwards
- Ledebouria graminifolia (Baker) Jessop
- Ledebouria grandifoliaLedebouria grandifoliaLedebouria grandifolia is a species of plant that is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas.-References:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
(Balf.f.) A.G.Mill. & D.Alexander - Ledebouria humifusa (Baker) J. C. Manning & Goldblatt
- Ledebouria hypoxidioides (Schönland) Jessop
- Ledebouria inquinata (C. A. Sm.) Jessop
- Ledebouria insularisLedebouria insularisLedebouria insularis is a species of plant that is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
A.G.Mill. - Ledebouria kirkii (Baker) Stedje & Thulin
- Ledebouria lilacina (Fenzl ex Kunth) Speta
- Ledebouria luteola Jessop
- Ledebouria macowanii (Baker) S.Venter
- Ledebouria maesta (Baker) Speta
- Ledebouria marginata (Baker) Jessop
- Ledebouria minima
- Ledebouria mokobulanensis A.J.Hankey and T.J.Edwards
- Ledebouria ovalifolia (Schrad.) Jessop
- Ledebouria ovatifolia (Baker) Jessop
- Ledebouria parvifolia S.Venter
- Ledebouria pauciflora
- Ledebouria revoluta (L. f.) Jessop
- Ledebouria sandersonii (Baker) S.Venter & T.J.Edwards
- Ledebouria scabrida Jessop
- Ledebouria socialisLedebouria socialisLedebouria socialis, the silver squill or wood hyacinth, is a geophytic species of bulbous perennial plant native to the Cape Province of South Africa. It was first described by John Gilbert Baker as Scilla socialis in 1870...
(Baker) Jessop - Ledebouria somaliensis (Baker) Stedje & Thulin
- Ledebouria undulata (Jacq.) Jessop
- Ledebouria urceolata Stedje
- Ledebouria viscosa Jessop
- Ledebouria zambesiaca (Baker) Speta