South Indian squill

Ledebouria revoluta

''Ledebouria revoluta'', the South Indian squill, is a flowering plant species in the genus ''Ledebouria'' found in Southern Africa and India. In Africa some tribes consume the bulbs of ''L. revoluta''. It is widely used as an ethnomedicinal in Southern Africa. Homoisoflavanones can be isolated from the bulbs of ''L. revoluta''.
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusLedebouria
SpeciesL. revoluta
Photographed in
India