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Ledebouria zebrina

Ledebouria zebrina
Common names: giant false scilla; giant African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... markings. Completely unmarked populations are also known. Ledebouria zebrina is a widespread species over the northern ... spot moth ( Diaphone eumela ) as a larval food plant.   Ledebouria This species, along with other  ledebourias , is ... position and once established can be watered sparingly. Ledebouria zebrina  can be used to good effect in a ...

25 / 11 / 2013 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria woodii

A cluster of Ledebouria woodii plants in habitat
Common names: Wood’s African hyacinth (Eng.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several species of Ledebouria and large ungulates have been observed to browse ... scented especially in the warmer parts of the day. Ledebouria Wood’s African hyacinth is easily cultivated, ... ant populations in the area where the plants are grown. Ledebouria woodii is best propagated from fresh seed (seed ...

07 / 11 / 2022 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria viscosa

Ledebouria viscosa (Connal Oosterbroek)
Common names: sticky-leaf African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several Ledebouria species. The well-developed basal stem of the ... small, black and roundish. S. Venter (1993) suggested that Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash, which is ... are frequent across the areas where the species occurs. Ledebouria Ledebouria viscosa is not easily cultivated in the ...

20 / 08 / 2018 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria venteri

Ledebouria venteri in habitat on a shale cliff on a farm along the Gouritz River
Common names: Gouritz cliff squill, Venter’s African hyacinth (Eng.); Gouritz krans-slangkop (Afr.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... Fig. 2. Illustration of the Gouritz cliff squill, Ledebouria venteri, by Jeanette Loedolff, of a plant from Gouritzpoort near Herbertsdale, Western Cape. Ledebouria venteri is known only from the Gouritz River ... Euphorbia heptagona and Gasteria thunbergii . Fig. 4. Ledebouria venteri in habitat on a cliff along the Gouritz ...

26 / 02 / 2024 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Ledebouria socialis

Ledebouria socialis
Common names: silver African hyacinth, silver squill
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... There is little published about the specific ecology of Ledebouria socialis , however, the aboveground (epigeal) ... are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several Ledebouria species. The seed is small, black and roundish, S. Venter (1993) suggested that Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash. Ledebouria ...

21 / 01 / 2019 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria sandersonii

Ledebouria sandersonii
Common names: fairy African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... to reveal the shiny brownish black and wrinkled seeds. Ledebouria sandersonii is widespread across the eastern parts ... occurs mostly in moist grassland and savanna. Flowers of Ledebouria sandersonii are open, cup-shaped and unscented, ... black and roundish. Venter (1993) suggests that seeds of Ledebouria are distributed by water wash, which is likely ...

12 / 02 / 2018 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria rupestris

Ledebouria rupestris
Common names: Mac-Mac African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... habitat niche. This close resemblance may afford the Ledebouria rupestris some degree of camouflage from predation ... are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several Ledebouria species. The flowers are brightly coloured, open ... small, black and roundish. S. Venter (1993) suggested that Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash, which is ...

14 / 01 / 2019 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria revoluta

Ledebouria revoluta
Common names: common African hyacinth (Eng.); bokhoe (Sso.); icubudwana (Zul.); inqwebebane, ubuhlungu (Xho.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... tepals, bearing small, pale yellow anthers at their tips. Ledebouria revoluta is recorded as being the most widely ... known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several species of Ledebouria and large ungulates have been observed to browse ... small black and roundish. S. Venter (1993) suggests that Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash, which is ...

31 / 12 / 2018 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria remifolia

Ledebouria remifolia
Common names: butterspoon African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... the frequent mist which bathe the mountain crests. This ledebouria is a component of sparsely wooded grassland on ... visiting insects. The seed is very small compared to other Ledebouria species. Venter (1993) suggests that ledebouria seeds are distributed by water wash. Ledebouria ...

31 / 03 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria reillyana

Ledebouria reillyana grows well in containders
Common names: Reilly’s African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... to reveal the dark brown to black, glossy, wrinkled seeds. Ledebouria reillyana is recorded only from the area in and ... with a wrinkled surface. Venter (1993) suggests that Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash, which is ... are frequent across the area where this species occurs. Ledebouria Reilly’s African hyacinth is very easily ...

05 / 09 / 2022 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria pusilla

Ledebouria pusilla
Common names: Swazi African hyacinth (Eng.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several species of Ledebouria and large ungulates have been observed to browse ... is tiny, black and roundish with a wrinkled seed coat.  Ledebouria The Swazi African hyacinth is easily cultivated, ... ant populations in the area where the plants are grown. Ledebouria pusilla is easily propagated from fresh seed (seed ...

23 / 08 / 2021 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria pilosa

Ledebouria pilosa
Common names: hairy-leaved African hyacinth (Eng.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... covering the bulb) which is commonly seen in the section Ledebouria , the bulbs are naked with truncated bulb scales. ... to reveal the dull, dark brown, wrinkled seeds. Fig. 2 : Ledebouria pilosa leaf undersides are red or speckled with ... the summer months in the form of thunderstorms. Fig. 3 : Ledebouria pilosa inflorescence is decumbent when mature. ...

15 / 01 / 2024 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria petiolata

Ledebouria petiolata
Common names: leopard lily, little white soldiers, small snake lily (Eng.), injobo, ucibicibane (isiZulu)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2015 Ledebouria petiolata is a robust bulbous plant that reaches ... spring (September) and throughout summer ( until March). Ledebouria petiolata is widespread in eastern South Africa, ... East Africa, as far as Tanzania. Not much is known about Ledebouria petiolata pollinators, however it is known to be ...

02 / 11 / 2015 | Jermaine Christoffels | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Ledebouria parvifolia

Ledebouria parvifolia
Common names: elusive African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... longitudinal rows of minute glassy hairs, which makes this Ledebouria quite unique. The leaves are mostly mid- to ... on hill slopes. Very little is known about the ecology of Ledebouria parvifolia , since it has not been extensively ... The seed is very small, Venter (1993) suggests that Ledebouria seeds are distributed by water wash. Ledebouria ...

31 / 03 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria papillata

Ledebouria papillata
Common names: Limpopo African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... small, wrinkled and rounded, shiny, blackish seeds. Ledebouria papillata is usually found in warm, moist to dry ... and solitary bees have been observed visiting the flowers. Ledebouria Ledebouria papillata is not a difficult species to cultivate, ...

08 / 08 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria ovatifolia subsp. scabrida

Ledebouria ovatifolia subsp. scabrida
Common names: Mdumbeni River Valley African Hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several Ledebouria species. The bulbs of this species are known to be ... small black and roundish. S. Venter (1993) suggested that Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash, which is ... the climate of the area, where the species occurs. Ledebouria The Mdumbeni River Valley African Hyacinth is ...

28 / 01 / 2019 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria ovatifolia subsp. ovatifolia

Ledebouria ovatifolia, Weza Ngele
Common names: flat-leaved African hyacinth (Eng.); icubudwana (isiZulu); untanganazibomvu (isiXhosa)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... dry papery sheaths so often present in other species of Ledebouria instead the live bulb scales are truncated on the ... flower spikes are produced in spring and summer, like many Ledebouria they do not stand erect, but rather lay out along ... Eastern Cape Provinces, as well as Lesotho and Swaziland. Ledebouria ovatifolia occurs in grassland and savanna, from ...

18 / 04 / 2016 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria ovalifolia

Ledebouria ovalifolia (Photo Klaus Wehrlin)
Common names: fynbos African hyacinth (Eng.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... Botanical Garden October 2020 Acknowledgements: images of Ledebouria ovalifolia in habitat by Klaus Wehrlin, from his ... This species is not easily confused with other species of Ledebouria except L. cooperii which is a very variable ... it unlikely to be confused with most other species of Ledebouria , which do not occur in the southern Cape. The ...

19 / 10 / 2020 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria mokobulanensis

Ledebouria mokobulanensis
Common names: Mokobulan African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... the genus and are only recorded from one other species of Ledebouria viz. L. galpinii. A single, erect inflorescence ... is very small and roundish. Venter (1993) suggests that Ledebouria seeds are distributed by water wash. This species ... may likely serve to camouflage plants from predators. Ledebouria Ledebouria mokobulanensis is easy to maintain in ...

31 / 03 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria minima

Ledebouria minima
Common names: dwarf African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... S. Venter (1993), suggested that the small, black seeds of Ledebouria minima may be distributed by water wash, which is ... are frequent across the areas where the species occurs. Ledebouria The dwarf African hyacinth is easily cultivated in ... in 1870. It was subsequently transferred to the genus Ledebouria by S. Venter in 2008, in his taxonomic synopsis on ...

28 / 11 / 2016 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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