Asparagaceae
Ledebouria

Ledebouria revoluta (L.f.) Jessop

First published in J. S. African Bot. 36: 255 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula, India, Sri Lanka. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Socotra

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-32.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Venter, S. (2008). Synopsis of the genus Ledebouria Roth (Hyacinthaceae) in South Africa. Herbertia 62: 85-155.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-32.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Jessop in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 36: 255 (1970).
  • Thulin, Fl. Somalia 4: 55 (1995).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2016 Darbyshire, I.; Banze, A. [924] Mozambique K001187569 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Schimper [572] Ethiopia K000257416 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Schimper [1622] Ethiopia K000257415 Type Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9804] Zambia K001573785 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000802735 Unknown Type Material Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9843] Zambia K001573804 Yes
Wight [2928] India K000802739 Unknown Type Material Yes
Merrett, L. [2221] Zambia K001561848 Yes
Harris, T. [4] Mozambique K000545009 Yes
Wight [2041] India K000802738 Unknown Type Material Yes
Law [s.n.] K000802736 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000524020 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stocks [s.n.] India K000802737 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [267/59] Scilla indica K002791694 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8137] Tanzania Scilla indica K:SPC-24462.000 No
Polhill, R. [407] Kenya Scilla indica K:SPC-03698.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8137A] Tanzania Scilla indica K:SPC-24500.000 No
Lord Methue[n] [M90] Scilla hyacinthina K002791690 Yes
Delile [s.n.] Scilla hyacinthina K002791692 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Scilla hyacinthina K002791689 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Scilla hyacinthina K002791691 Yes
Mason [461/57] Scilla lanceifolia K002791702 Yes
Wild, H. [30397] Mozambique Scilla lanceifolia K:SPC-02466.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3060] Zambia Scilla lanceifolia K:SPC-38343.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [3120] Tanzania Scilla lanceifolia K:SPC-38467.000 No
Wild, H. [44029] Zimbabwe Scilla lanceifolia K:SPC-04499.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8120] Tanzania Scilla lanceifolia K:SPC-24524.000 No
Wild, H. [49394] Zimbabwe Scilla lanceifolia K:SPC-04498.000 No
Ash [995] Ethiopia Scilla richardiana K:SPC-36413.000 No

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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