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Ledebouria revoluta (L.F.) Jessop

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Ledebouria

Characteristics

Plants small to relatively robust, 9-45 cm.. Leaves narrowly to broadly lanceolate, 5-35 cm. long, 1.1-6 cm. wide, often with purple spots or irregular blotches, rarely with a pseudopetiole, up to 7 cm. long.. Inflorescence 3-25 cm., lax to dense, with up to ± 100 flowers; pedicels 2-9 mm.. Flowers greenish to pink or purple.. Perianth-segments 3-8 mm. long.. Filaments filiform.. Ovary ± 1 mm. long; style 2-5 mm. long.. Capsule subglobose or sometimes schizocarpous.. Seeds ± 3 per capsule, 3-4 mm. long.
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A herb. It is a bulb plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.09 - 0.45
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible bulbs roots
Therapeutic use Dysentery (bulb), Antirheumatic agents (bulb), Edema (bulb), Furunculosis (bulb), Anti-poisoning (bulb), Wounds and injuries (bulb), Cardiotonic agents (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Pectoralis muscles (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Ledebouria revoluta habit picture by Susan Brown (cc-by-sa)
Ledebouria revoluta habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Ledebouria revoluta habit picture by Susan Brown (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ledebouria revoluta leaf picture by Susan Brown (cc-by-sa)
Ledebouria revoluta leaf picture by Susan Brown (cc-by-sa)
Ledebouria revoluta leaf picture by Susan Brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ledebouria revoluta flower picture by Susan Brown (cc-by-sa)
Ledebouria revoluta flower picture by Susan Brown (cc-by-sa)
Ledebouria revoluta flower picture by Susan Brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ledebouria revoluta world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Namibia, Sudan, Somalia, eSwatini, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537323-1
WFO ID wfo-0000686873
COL ID 3SWKJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hyacinthus revolutus Lachenalia maculata Phalangium revolutum Scilla yemensis Scilla hyacinthina Scilla sickenbergeri Scilla revoluta Scilla moschata Scilla neumannii Xeodolon revolutum Drimia bifolia Drimia lanceaefolia Drimia revoluta Hypoxis violacea Scilla carnosula Ledebouria hyacinthina Scilla chiovendae Sugillaria lanceaefolia Scilla lanceaefolia Scilla indica Scilla livida Scilla richardiana Scilla spathulata Drimia acuminata Drimia brevifolia Eratobotrys bifolius Lachenalia lanceaefolia Melanthium hyacinthium Phalangium spicatum Scilla maculata Scilla maculata Barnardia indica Drimia longipedunculata Lachenalia lanceifolia var. maculata Drimia lanceifolia var. longipedunculata Drimia undulata Ledebouria yemenensis Ledebouria sickenbergeri Ledebouria revoluta
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