Ledebouria insularis

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Ledebouria insularis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Ledebouria
Species:
L. insularis
Binomial name
Ledebouria insularis

Ledebouria insularis is a species of plant that is endemic to Samhah, one of the islands of Socotra, part of Yemen. [1]

Etymology

Ledebouria is named for Carl Friedrich von Ledebour (1785-1851), [2] a botanist who published, among other things, the first complete Russian flora. [3]

Sources

  1. 1 2 Miller, A. (2004). "Ledebouria insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T44942A10967521. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44942A10967521.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN   9780521685535 (paperback). pp 232
  3. ↑ "Flora Rossica". Biodiversity Library. Biodiversity Heritage Library. 1842. Retrieved 4 July 2018.


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