Ledebouria insularis
Ledebouria insularis is a species of plant that is endemic to Samhah, one of the islands of Socotra, part of Yemen.[1]
| Ledebouria insularis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Ledebouria |
| Species: | L. insularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ledebouria insularis A.G.Mill. | |
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
- Miller, A. 2004. Ledebouria insularis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. Downloaded on 10 September 2015.
- Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 232
- "Flora Rossica". Biodiversity Library. Biodiversity Heritage Library. 1842. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
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