Kumara disticha

Kumara disticha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Xanthorrhoeaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Kumara
Species: Kumara disticha

Name

Kumara disticha (L.) Medik. (1786: 70, t. 4)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aloe disticha var. plicatilis L., Sp. Pl.: 321. 1753.
  • Aloe flabelliformis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 246. 1796, nom. superfl.
  • Aloe tripetala Medik., Bot. Beob. 1783: 55. 1783, nom. superfl.
  • Rhipidodendrum distichum (Medik.) Willd., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 165. 1811, nom. superfl.
  • Rhipidodendrum plicatile (L.) Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 45. 1821.

• Heterotypic
  • Aloe lingua Thunb., Aloë: 8. 1785.
  • Aloe linguiformis L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 206. 1782, nom. illeg.

References

• Govaerts, R. & al. 20. Kumara disticha in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 20 Oct 21.
• Miller, P. 1768. Gard. Dict. ed. 8: 7.
• Medikus, F.K. 1786: Theodora Speciosa: Ein Neues Pflanzen Geschlecht. Hof- und Akademische Buchhandlung, Mannheim 116 pp.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Waaier Aalwyn, Kaapse Kokerboom
English: Fan Aloe

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