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Ledebouria insularis

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Ledebouria insularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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.