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Genus: Ledebouria
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plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales
> Family: Asparagaceae
A total of 37
species are native to southern Africa, many of them previously placed in
the genus Scilla. Ledebouria was in the Hyacinthaceae,
but this family has been sunk under the Asparagaceae.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of
Zimbabwe.
Publications
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Venter, S. & Edwards, T.J. 1998. A revision of
Ledebouria (Hyacinthaceae) in South Africa. 1. Two new
species. Bothalia 28: 15–17.
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Venter, S., Moller, A. & Edwards, T.J. 1991.
Application of the scanning electron microscope in
taxonomical studies in Ledebouria (Hyacinthaceae).
Proceedings of the Electron Microscopy Society of
Southern Africa 21: 167–168.
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