Ledebouria

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.

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

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