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1026.000 Aloe
Description of the genus
Succulent perennials, some shrubs or small trees. Leaves (in ours) usually stiff, succulent, with hard-toothed or spiny margins. Inflorescence appearing with the permanent leaves. Flowers actinomorphic, only rarely ± 2-lipped. Perianth usually brightly coloured. A well known genus of mainly winter-flowering species. Derivation of name: Aloe is the Greek name for Aloe vera, one of the bitter aloes of medicine. Worldwide: c.365 species, tropics and especially southern Africa, Madagascar, Arabia and Canary Isles. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| arborescens Mill. | Z,T,MS,M | Description, Image |
| ballii Reynolds var. makurupiniensis Ellert[NrEnd][VU] | MS | Description, Image |
| barberae Dyer | MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
| cameronii Hemsl. var. cameronii | T,MS | Description, Image |
| cannellii L.C. Leach[End] | MS | |
| carnea S. Carter | MS | |
| chabaudii Schönland var. chabaudii | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
| christianii Reynolds | N,T | Description, Image |
| cooperi Baker | M | |
| cryptopoda Baker | T,MS | Description, Image |
| decurva Reynolds[End] | MS | Description, Image |
| excelsa A. Berger var. excelsa | MS | Description, Image |
| excelsa A. Berger var. breviflora L.C. Leach | N,Z | Description, Image |
| hazeliana Reynolds var. hazeliana [NrEnd][VU] | MS | Description |
| hazeliana Reynolds var. howmanii (Reynolds) S. Carter[NrEnd][VU] | MS | Description, Image |
| komatiensis Reynolds | M | |
| littoralis Baker | GI | |
| lutescens Groenew. | GI | Description |
| marlothii A. Berger subsp. orientalis Glen & Hardy | MS,M | |
| mawii Christian | N,Z | Description, Image |
| menyharthii Baker subsp. ensifolia S. Carter | N,Z | |
| menyharthii Baker subsp. menyharthii | T | |
| munchii Christian | MS | Description, Image |
| myriacantha (Haw.) Schult. & Schult. f. | MS | Description, Image |
| parvibracteata Schonland | M | |
| pienaarii Pole Evans | M | Description, Image |
| plowesii Reynolds[NrEnd][VU] | MS | Description, Image |
| rhodesiana Rendle | MS | Description, Image |
| rupestris Baker | M | |
| spicata L.f. | M | Description, Image |
| suffulta Reynolds | M | |
| suprafoliata Pole-Evans | Description, Image | |
| swynnertonii Rendle | MS | Description, Image |
| torrei I. Verd. & Christian | Z | |
| wildii (Reynolds) Reynolds[NrEnd][VU] | MS | Description, Image |
| zebrina Baker | T,MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Aloe:
Flora of Zimbabwe: AloeePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Aloe
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Aloe
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Aloe
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aloe
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Aloe
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Aloe
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