Aloidendron tongaense (Van Jaarsv.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

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Aloidendron tongaense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
South of Catembe (Maputo Province)

Aloidendron tongaense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
South of Catembe (Maputo Province)

Aloidendron tongaense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
South of Catembe (Maputo Province)

Aloidendron tongaense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
South of Catembe (Maputo Province)

Aloidendron tongaense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
South of Catembe (Maputo Province)

Aloidendron tongaense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
Coast South of Maputo

Aloidendron tongaense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
Coast South of Maputo

Aloidendron tongaense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
Coast near Catemba, Maputo province

Aloidendron tongaense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
Inhambane province

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Synonyms: Aloe tongaensis Van Jaarsv.
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Status: Native
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Habitat: Dune forest
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Worldwide distribution: Southern Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal South Africa.
Mozambique distribution: GI,M
Growth form(s): Tree.
Endemic status: Near Endemic
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Content last updated: Sunday 31 May 2015
Literature:

Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 77.

Van Jaarsveld, E.J. (2010). Aloe tongaensis, a new species from KwaZulu-Natal and a new sectional arrangment of the tree aloes Aloe 47(3) Pages 64 - 71. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aloidendron tongaense
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aloidendron tongaense
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aloidendron tongaense
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aloidendron tongaense
JSTOR Plant Science: Aloidendron tongaense
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aloidendron tongaense
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Wikipedia: Aloidendron tongaense


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Aloidendron tongaense.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=219100, retrieved 27 April 2024

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