Aloe metallica

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Aloe metallica Engl. & Gilg, Kunene-Sambesi Exped. [Warburg]: 191 (1903), as 'Aloë metallica'

Typus: H. Baum 891 (in flower, [4] May 1900; Holotypus: B [cf. B 10 0165565^(GBIF), 'type']).
Type locality: [Angola.] Zwischen hohen Sandsteinfelsen am Kutsi oberhalb Kapulo, 1300 m ü. M. [= between high sandstone rocks on Cuchi River just above Capulo, 1300 m above sea level].

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa Angola. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Warburg, O. (ed.) 1903. Kunene-Sambesi-Expedition H. Baum 1903. Berlin: Kolonial-Wirtschaftliches Komitee. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.37083 . Reference page.

Klopper, R.R., Smith, G.F. & Matos, S. 2008. Aspholdelaceae. In: Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F., Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1–279. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-45-7. PDF. Reference page. [see page 174.]
Klopper, R.R., Matos, S., Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. 2009. Aloe in Angola (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae). Bothalia 39(1): 19–35. DOI: 10.4102/abc.v39i1.228 Reference page. [see page 30.]

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aloe metallica. Accessed: 2023 April 1.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Aloe metallica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 April 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Aloe metallica. Published online. Accessed: 1 April 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Aloe metallica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 April 2023.