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.Venter, S. (2008). Synopsis of the genus Ledebouria Roth (Hyacinthaceae) in South Africa. Herbertia 62: 85–155.
Most of the species are native to Madagascar and Africa (except North Africa), but a few are from India, Sri Lanka or the Arabian Peninsula.
The genus name of Ledebouria is in honour of Carl Friedrich von Ledebour (1786–1851), a German-Estonian botanist. It was first described and published in Nov. Pl. Sp. on page 194 in 1821.
Species , Plants of the World Online accepted these species:
Ledebouria altopaludosa Ledebouria apertiflora Ledebouria asperifolia Ledebouria atrobrunnea Ledebouria bladeniana Ledebouria caesiomontana Ledebouria camdebooensis Ledebouria camerooniana Ledebouria ciliata Ledebouria confusa Ledebouria cooperi Ledebouria cordifolia Ledebouria coriacea Ledebouria corrugata Ledebouria cremnophila Ledebouria crispa Ledebouria dolomiticola Ledebouria edulis Ledebouria ensifolia Ledebouria fishrivierensis Ledebouria floribunda Ledebouria galpinii Ledebouria glauca Ledebouria grandifolia Ledebouria hardyi Ledebouria hyacinthina Ledebouria hypoxidioides Ledebouria inquinata Ledebouria insularis Ledebouria kirkii Ledebouria lepida Ledebouria leptophylla Ledebouria lilacina Ledebouria loedolffiae Ledebouria luteola Ledebouria macowanii Ledebouria maesta Ledebouria marginata Ledebouria mavelii Ledebouria minima Ledebouria mokobulanensis Ledebouria monophylla Ledebouria nitida Ledebouria noritica Ledebouria nossibeensis Ledebouria obstii Ledebouria ovalifolia Ledebouria ovatifolia Ledebouria papillata Ledebouria pardalota Ledebouria parvifolia Ledebouria purpurea Ledebouria remifolia Ledebouria revoluta Ledebouria rietrivierensis Ledebouria rupestris Ledebouria sandersonii Ledebouria scabrida Ledebouria socialis Ledebouria somaliensis Ledebouria steenkampsbergensis Ledebouria sudanica Ledebouria undulata Ledebouria urceolata Ledebouria venteri Ledebouria viridis Ledebouria viscosa Ledebouria waterbergensis Ledebouria weberi Ledebouria zebrina
Formerly placed here Formerly placed in Ledebouria: Drimiopsis atropurpurea (as Ledebouria atropurpurea ) Drimiopsis barteri (as Ledebouria barteri ) Drimiopsis botryoides (as Ledebouria botryoides ) Drimiopsis burkei (as Ledebouria burkei ) Drimiopsis comptonii (as Ledebouria comptonii ) Drimia cryptopoda (as Ledebouria cryptopoda ) Drimiopsis davidsoniae (as Ledebouria davidsoniae ) Drimiopsis fischeri (as Ledebouria fischeri ) Resnova humifusa (as Ledebouria humifusa ) Drimiopsis kikiae (as Ledebouria kikiae ) Resnova lachenalioides (as Ledebouria lachenalioides ) Drimiopsis linioseta (as Ledebouria linioseta ) Drimiopsis loskopica (as Ledebouria loskopica ) Drimia indica (as Ledebouria maculata ) Resnova maxima (as Ledebouria maxima ) Resnova megaphylla (as Ledebouria megaphylla ) Resnova minor (as Ledebouria minor ) Drimiopsis maculata (as Ledebouria petiolata ) Resnova pilosa (as Ledebouria pilosa ) Drimiopsis pusilla (as Ledebouria pusilla ) Drimiopsis reilleyana (as Ledebouria reilleyana ) Resnova humifusa (as Ledebouria transvaalensis ) Drimiopsis woodii (as Ledebouria woodii )
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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