View source for Ledenbergia

__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
| name = ''LATINNAME''   <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
| growth_habit = ?   <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
| high = ?   <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = ?   <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| exposure = ?   <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water = ?   <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones = ?   <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Upload.png   <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
| image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
| regnum = Plantae  <!--- Kingdom -->
| divisio =   <!--- Phylum -->
| classis =    <!--- Class -->
| ordo =    <!--- Order -->
| familia =    <!--- Family -->
| genus = 
| species = 
| subspecies = 
| cultivar = 
}}
{{Inc|
<!--- ******************************************************* -->
Ledenbergia (von Ladenberg, mispelled in making the name). ''Phytolaccaceae''. A twining subshrub from Trop. Amer., allied to Rivina, with ornamental foliage: leaves simple, entire, alternate, slender-stalked, ovate or elliptic-ovate: flowers small and whitish, in long axillary peduncled racemes, on very slender pedicels, perfect; perianth 4-parted, the segments. linear-oblong or linear-obovate and obtuse, enlarging in fruits; stamens 12 : fruits a small achene. The plant in culture is ''L. roseoaenea'', Lem. (''L. purpurea'', Hort.?),which is ''Trichostigma peruvianum''. The single species of  Ledenbergia is ''L. seguierioides'', Klotzsch, of the Antilles and S. Amer., which is a slender-branched shrub with elliptic acuminate alternate leaves. and many small greenish flowers in long drooping very slender racemes. Apparently not in the trade.

{{SCH}}
}}