Biology:Ledebouria socialis

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Short description: Species of plant

Ledebouria socialis
Ledebouria socialis2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Ledebouria
Species:
L. socialis
Binomial name
Ledebouria socialis
(Baker) Jessop
Synonyms
  • Scilla socialis Baker
  • Scilla violacea Hutch.

Ledebouria socialis, the silver squill or wood hyacinth, is a geophytic species of bulbous perennial plant native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa . It was first described by John Gilbert Baker as Scilla socialis in 1870.[1] John Peter Jessop later revised the genus Scilla and split off several species, reclassifying Scilla socialis into the genus Ledebouria in 1970.[2] It is often cultivated and grows well with minimal care.[3]

Etymology

Ledebouria is named for Carl Friedrich von Ledebour (1785–1851),[4] a botanist who published, among other things, the first complete Russia n flora.[5]

Socialis means 'grows in pure stands', 'dominant', or 'growing in colonies'.[4]

References

  1. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Scilla socialis Baker | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?33350 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 14 March 2010 }}
  2. "Plant name details". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/537325-1. 
  3. Zachos, E. 2005. Tempting Tropicals: 175 Irresistible Indoor Plants. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 221–222.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN:9780521685535 (paperback). pp 232, 355
  5. "Flora Rossica". Biodiversity Heritage Library. 1842. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/6606#/summary. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3497414 entry