Revisionary Insights into the Genus Ledebouria (asparagaceae) from India

The genus Ledebouria Roth (Asparagaceae: Scilloideae) is currently known to have 3 species from India. The accepted name for L. hyacinthina is L. revoluta. The two taxa have been segregated based on presence of bulblets, threads when leaves and bulb scales are torn, number of inflorescence & presence of basal ovary lobes. Molecular evidence supports this segregation. L. hyderabadensis and L. karnatakensis are reduced to variety & forma of L. hyacinthina respectively. One new variety and a new forma of L. hyacinthina are also described here from Maharashtra.