LEDEBOURIA REVOLUTA

This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was given this name by John Peter Jessop in 1970. It is found in southern and eastern Africa along with India, growing in well-drained soil with lots of water and some sun. The bulb will grow up to six centimetres, the leaves up to fifteen centimetres. The flowers are purple. The genera is named after Prof. Dr. Carl F. von Ledebour, 1785-1851, a German-Estonian botanist. The species name means 'rolled back' from margins or apex. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae. Barnardia indica Wight Drimia acuminata G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes Drimia bifolia (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Schweinf. Drimia brevifolia Baker Drimia lanceifolia (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. Drimia longipedunculata Sweet Drimia revoluta (L.f.) Sweet Hyacinthus revolutus L.f. Lachenalia lanceifolia Jacq. Lachenalia maculata Tratt. Ledebouria hyacinthina Roth Ledebouria sickenbergeri (Deflers) Speta Ledebouria yemenensis (Deflers) Speta Phalangium revolutum (L.f.) Pers. Phalangium spicatum Poir. Scilla carnosula van der Merwe Scilla chiovendae Cufod. Scilla hyacinthina (Roth) J.F.Macbr. Scilla indica (Wight) Baker Scilla lanceifolia (Jacq.) Baker Scilla livida Baker Scilla maculata (Tratt.) Schrank Scilla maculata Baker Scilla moschata Schönland Scilla neumannii Engl. Scilla revoluta (L.f.) Baker Scilla richardiana Buchinger ex Baker Scilla sickenbergeri Deflers Scilla spathulata Baker Scilla yemensis Deflers Sugillaria lanceifolia (Jacq.) Salisb. Xeodolon revolutum (L.f.) Salisb. Hypoxis violacea Schult. & Schult.f. Melanthium hyacinthium B.Heyne ex Roth