Ledebouria cooperi (Hook. f.) Jessop |
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Family : Hyacinthaceae |
Family (APGIII) : ASPARAGACEAE |
Protologue : J. S. African Bot. 36: 247 (1970) |
Information on the genus : Ledebouria |
Basionym : Scilla cooperi Hook. f. |
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Status
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Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Synonym(s) Homotypic |
Scilla cooperi Hook. f. |
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Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
=Scilla adlamii Baker (1891) |
=Scilla cinerascens Van der Merwe (1941) |
=Scilla galpinii Baker (1896) |
=Scilla glaucescens Van der Merwe (1943) |
=Scilla inandensis Baker (1896) |
=Scilla petiolata Van der Merwe (1941) |
=Scilla pusilla Baker (1876) |
=Scilla rupestris Van der Merwe (1941) |
=Scilla saturata Baker (1874) |
=Scilla subglauca Baker (1870) |
=Scilla minima Baker |
=Scilla concinna Baker |
=Scilla sphaerocephala Baker (1896) |
=Scilla globosa Baker (1896) |
=Scilla leichtlinii Baker (1896) |
=Scilla palustris Wood & M.S. Evans (1899) |
=Scilla rehmanni Baker (1901) |
=Scilla fehri Baker (1901) |
=Scilla aggregata Baker (1904) |
=Scilla tristachya Baker (1904) |
=Scilla londonensis Baker (1904) |
=Scilla conrathii Baker (1904) |
=Scilla lepida N.E. Br. (1921) |
=Scilla exigua Baker (1873) |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Herb with bulb < 2,5 cm long, with fewer, relatively lossely arranged scales with no threads when torn; bulblets present; leaves usually 1-3, 1-40x0,1-5 cm, erect, oblong, lanceolate, ovate or linear, often narrowing to the base; outermost leaf, clasping the bulb; inflorescence very compact, < 50 flowers; perianth segments uniformly pink, less often green or pink with a green keel, apices cucullate. |
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Ecology : |
Ecology in Zimbabwe ? |
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Very variable, especially in the shape and coloration of the leaves. |
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Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Geophyte- Ht 0.04 - 1.21 m. Alt: 12 - 3500 m. Distribution: BOT, NAM, EC, FS, GA, KN, LP, MP, NC, NW, SWZ |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Fl. Pl. South Africa 17: t.674 (1937).
- Fl. Pl. South Africa 21: t.832 (1941).
- Fl. Pl. South Africa 21: t.827 (1941).
- Fl. Pl. South Africa 21: t.828 (1941).
- Fl. Pl. South Africa 22: t.864 (1942).
- Fl. Pl. South Africa 23: t.912 (1943).
- Fl. Pl. South Africa 24: t.943 (1944).
- J. S. African Bot. 36: 247-251 (1970).
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under The International Plant Name Index |
see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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