Asphodelaceae
Aloe

Aloe transvaalensis Kuntze

First published in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 314 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Botswana to Northern Prov. It is a succulent perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Smith, G.F., Figueiredo, E., Klopper, R.R. & Crouch, N.R. (2012). Summer-flowering species of Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) in the Aloe zebrina-complex from South Africa. Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 30: 155-166.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [Cited as Aloe zebrina.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Aloe zebrina.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Smith, G.F., Figueiredo, E., Klopper, R.R. & Crouch, N.R. (2012). Summer-flowering species of Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) in the Aloe zebrina-complex from South Africa. Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 30: 155-166.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
K:SPC-04376.000 No
Kuntze, O. [s.n.] South Africa K000256640 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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