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Ledebour's lily

Lilium ledebourii (Baker) Boiss.
Ledebour's lily
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Lilium ledebourii is a species in the Liliaceae family, native to the Talish region of Azerbaijan and the Amarlu region of Iran. It was named after Carl Friedrich von Ledebour, a German-Estonian botanist. The species was first described in 1882.

Description

Lilium ledebourii (Baker) Boiss. is a plant species in the Liliaceae family. It is found in the Transcaucasus and Iran. The species is known by the common name Ledebour's lily. It was named in honor of Carl Friedrich von Ledebour, who contributed to botanical studies in the region.

Other common names

Ledebour's lily

Distribution

Iran · Transcaucasus

Synonyms

Lilium monadelphum var. ledebourii

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