| Ledebouria cordifolia (Baker) Stedje & Thulin |
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Family : Hyacinthaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : ASPARAGACEAE |
| Protologue : Fl. Trop. E. Africa 14 (1996) |
| Information on the genus : Ledebouria |
| Basionym : Scilla cordifolia Baker |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Eriospermum somalense Schinz (1896) |
| Scilla carunculifera Chiov. |
| Scilla carunculifera var. glandulosa Chiov. |
| Scilla cordifolia Baker (1898) |
| Scilla glandulosa f. major Chiov. |
| Scilla glandulosa (Chiov.) Chiov. (1951) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Herb to 15 cm tall; bulb ovoid, to 4 cm high, outer scales dark and papery; leaves 1-2, cordate to broadly lanceolate, petiole 1-2-6 cm, often adpressed to the ground, 2-11x1-4,5 cm, often with purple spots or papillae above, or with stiff hairs; inflorescences 2-3, 2-10 cm long, with to 60 flowers; pedicels 2-6 mm long; flowers pink to purple; perianth segments 3-6 mm long, revolute; capsule depressed globose, 1,5-4 mm long ! |
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| Ecology : |
Grassland, often in shallow soils over limestone; clearings in bushland or woodland; sandy plains; lateritic soils; sometimes on rocky ground; 10-2300 m alt. |
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Resembling L. sandersonii. Related to L. revoluta. |
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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 |
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| Record n°15278 |
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