Ledebouria

Ledebouria
Silver Squill, Ledebouria socialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Ledebouria
Synonyms[1]
  • Eratobotrys Fenzl ex Endl.
  • Xeodolon Salisb.

Ledebouria is a genus of African bulbous perennial herbs in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.[2] Most members were previously part of the genus Scilla. A number of species are grown by cacti and succulent enthusiasts for their patterned leaves.[3]

Most of the species are native to Africa or Madagascar, but a few are from India, Sri Lanka or the Arabian Peninsula.[1]

Species

  1. Ledebouria apertiflora (Baker) Jessop
  2. Ledebouria asperifolia (van der Merwe) S.Venter
  3. Ledebouria atrobrunnea S.Venter
  4. Ledebouria camerooniana (Baker) Speta
  5. Ledebouria concolor (Baker) Jessop
  6. Ledebouria confusa S.Venter
  7. Ledebouria cooperi (Hook. f.) Jessop
  8. Ledebouria cordifolia (Baker) Stedje & Thulin
  9. Ledebouria coriacea S.Venter
  10. Ledebouria cremnophila S.Venter & van Jaarsv.
  11. Ledebouria crispa S.Venter
  12. Ledebouria dolomiticola S.Venter
  13. Ledebouria edulis (Engl.) Stedje
  14. Ledebouria ensifolia (Eckl.) S.Venter & T.J.Edwards
  15. Ledebouria floribunda (Baker) Jessop
  16. Ledebouria galpinii (Baker) S.Venter & T.J.Edwards
  17. Ledebouria glauca S.Venter
  18. Ledebouria grandifolia (Balf.f.) A.G.Mill. & D.Alexander
  19. Ledebouria hyderabadensis M.V.Ramana, Prasanna & Venu
  20. Ledebouria hypoxidioides (Schönland) Jessop
  21. Ledebouria inquinata (C. A. Sm.) Jessop
  22. Ledebouria insularis A.G.Mill.
  23. Ledebouria karnatakensis Punekar & Lakshmin
  24. Ledebouria kirkii (Baker) Stedje & Thulin
  25. Ledebouria lepida (N.E.Br.) S.Venter
  26. Ledebouria leptophylla (Baker) S.Venter
  27. Ledebouria lilacina (Fenzl ex Kunth) Speta
  28. Ledebouria luteola Jessop
  29. Ledebouria macowanii (Baker) S.Venter
  30. Ledebouria maesta (Baker) Speta
  31. Ledebouria marginata (Baker) Jessop
  32. Ledebouria minima (Baker) S.Venter
  33. Ledebouria mokobulanensis A.J.Hankey and T.J.Edwards
  34. Ledebouria monophylla S.Venter
  35. Ledebouria nossibeensis (H.Perrier) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
  36. Ledebouria ovalifolia (Schrad.) Jessop
  37. Ledebouria ovatifolia (Baker) Jessop
  38. Ledebouria papillata S.Venter
  39. Ledebouria pardalota S.Venter
  40. Ledebouria parvifolia S.Venter
  41. Ledebouria pustulata S.Venter
  42. Ledebouria remifolia S.Venter
  43. Ledebouria revoluta (L. f.) Jessop
  44. Ledebouria rupestris (van der Merwe) S.Venter
  45. Ledebouria sandersonii (Baker) S.Venter & T.J.Edwards
  46. Ledebouria scabrida Jessop
  47. Ledebouria socialis (Baker) Jessop
  48. Ledebouria somaliensis (Baker) Stedje & Thulin
  49. Ledebouria sudanica (A.Chev.) Burg in A.Akoègninou & al.
  50. Ledebouria undulata (Jacq.) Jessop
  51. Ledebouria urceolata Stedje
  52. Ledebouria venteri van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk
  53. Ledebouria viscosa Jessop
  54. Ledebouria zambesiaca (Baker) Speta
  55. Ledebouria zebrina (Baker) S.Venter

References

Ledebouria minima
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Scilloideae
  3. ↑ Venter, S. (2008). Synopsis of the genus Ledebouria Roth (Hyacinthaceae) in South Africa. Herbertia 62: 85-155.

External Links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ledebouria.