Ledebouria hyderabadensis M.V Ramana, Prasanna & Venu (2012: 561)
Revisionary insights into the genus Ledebouria (Asparagaceae) from India
Chakral, Kiran Gangadhar
Dutta, Suchandra Ranjit
Rodrigues, Hensal
Dwivedi, Mayank
Phytotaxa
2024
2024-03-14
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(M. V Ramana, Prasanna & Venu) S. R. Dutta, Chakral & H. Rodrigues
S. R. Dutta, Chakral & H. Rodrigues
M. V Ramana, Prasanna & Venu
[136,1451,467,494]
Liliopsida
Asparagaceae
Ledebouria
Plantae
Asparagales
8
9
Tracheophyta
variety
hyacinthina
hyderabadensis
≡ Ledebouria hyderabadensisM.V Ramana, Prasanna & Venu (2012: 561), basionym. ( Figure 6.) Type:— INDIA. Telangana, Hyderabad, Damaiguda hills, 27 July 2009, P.V Prasanna & V.N Rao, 1459,( Holotype: CAL0000024579!; Isotype: BSID0002007!)
Description:—Bulb 1.5–2 cmlong; leaves 5–6, 10–15 × 0.5–1 cm, linear-lanceolate, apex acute, apex angle <90, blotches absent, bulbil absent, margin straight; inflorescence 2–3, erect or flaccid, bearing ca 25 flowers, absence of sterile flower, ovary top shaped with beak at base.
Distribution:— India, Telangana, Hyderabad, Damaiguda hill, Osmania university.
Habitat:—Growing on boulders where sandy soil is accumulated. Phenology:—July to August.
Associates:— Cyperus meeboldiiKükenthal (1922:345), Ophioglossum costatumRobert Brown (1810: 163), Striga asiatica( Linnaeus 1753:630) Kuntze (1891:466)
Specimens examined:— INDIA. Telangana, Hyderabad, Rajendranagar hill, 21 July 2016, P.T Giranje, 1412(NGCPR00147!, NGCPR00148!), 15 June 2018, P.T Giranje, 1435(NGCPR00149!, NGCPR00150!).Damaiguda hill, 10 July 2022, Suchandra et al, SHK31( RDNCP!).
Notes:— Ledebouria hyderabadensiswas described on the basis of number of flowers (25 per inflorescence), shape of the leaf, absence of bulbil and blotches on the leaf. However, our phylogenetic & morphological work reveals that this taxon is nested within the Ledebouria hyacinthinaclade along with other members of Ledebouriafrom India( Figure 2, 3). Beaked carpel a unique character only observed in this taxon can be used to relegate its status as a variety of L. hyacinthina.