Ledebouria socialis

Ledebouria socialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Asparagaceae
Subfamily:Scilloideae
Genus:Ledebouria
Species: L. socialis
Binomial name
Ledebouria socialis
(Baker) Jessop
Synonyms
  • Scilla socialis Baker
  • Scilla violacea Hutch.

Ledebouria socialis, the silver squill or wood hyacinth, is a geophytic species of bulbous perennial plant native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It was first described by John Gilbert Baker as Scilla socialis in 1870.[1] John Peter Jessop later revised the genus Scilla and split off several species, reclassifying Scilla socialis into the genus Ledebouria in 1970.[2] It is often cultivated and grows well with minimal care.[3]

Etymology

Ledebouria is named for Carl Friedrich von Ledebour (1785-1851),[4] a botanist who published, among other things, the first complete Russian flora. [5]

Socialis means 'grows in pure stands', 'dominant', or 'growing in colonies'.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Scilla socialis Baker". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Plant Name Details for Ledebouria socialis" (HTML). International Plant Names Index (IPNI). International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Zachos, E. 2005. Tempting Tropicals: 175 Irresistible Indoor Plants. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 221-222.
  4. 1 2 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 232, 355
  5. ↑ "Flora Rossica". Biodiversity Library. Biodiversity Heritage Library. 1842. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

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