| Ledebouria floribunda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Ledebouria |
| Species: | L. floribunda
|
| Binomial name | |
| Ledebouria floribunda (
Baker) Jessop
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
Drimia pendula Burch. ex
Baker | |
Ledebouria floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family. It is a bulbous geophyte native to South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho. [1]
Uses
A number of homoisoflavanones can be isolated from the bulbs of L. floribunda. [2]
Etymology
Ledebouria is named for Carl Friedrich von Ledebour (1785–1851), [3] a botanist who published, among other things, the first complete Russian flora. [4]
References
- ^ "Ledebouria floribunda (Baker) Jessop". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Homoisoflavanones from Ledebouria floribunda. María Isabel Calvo, Fitoterapia, March 2009, Volume 80, Issue 2, Pages 96–101, doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2008.10.006
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 232
- ^ "Flora Rossica". Biodiversity Library. Biodiversity Heritage Library. 1842. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- Journal of South African Botany. Kirstenbosch 36:251. 1970
| Ledebouria floribunda | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Ledebouria |
| Species: | L. floribunda
|
| Binomial name | |
| Ledebouria floribunda (
Baker) Jessop
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
Drimia pendula Burch. ex
Baker | |
Ledebouria floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family. It is a bulbous geophyte native to South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho. [1]
Uses
A number of homoisoflavanones can be isolated from the bulbs of L. floribunda. [2]
Etymology
Ledebouria is named for Carl Friedrich von Ledebour (1785–1851), [3] a botanist who published, among other things, the first complete Russian flora. [4]
References
- ^ "Ledebouria floribunda (Baker) Jessop". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Homoisoflavanones from Ledebouria floribunda. María Isabel Calvo, Fitoterapia, March 2009, Volume 80, Issue 2, Pages 96–101, doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2008.10.006
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 232
- ^ "Flora Rossica". Biodiversity Library. Biodiversity Heritage Library. 1842. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- Journal of South African Botany. Kirstenbosch 36:251. 1970