Aloe rupestris

Aloe rupestris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:

Name

Aloe rupestris Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 327 (1896).

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Aloe nitens Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 170 (1880), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • S. Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Vernacular names

  • Afrikaans: Kraalaalwyn, Borselaalwyn
  • English: Bottlebrush aloe, Rock aloe
  • SiSwati: inHlaba
  • isiZulu: inKalane, umHlabandla(n)zi, umHlabanhlazi, uPhondonde
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