Aloe elegans

Aloe elegans

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species: Aloe elegans

Name

Aloe elegans Tod., Index Seminum (PAL, Panormitani) 1880: 37 (1880).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Aloe abyssinica var. peacockii Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 175 (1880).
  • Aloe vera var. aethiopica Schweinf., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(2): 61 (1894).
  • Aloe aethiopica (Schweinf.) A.Berger, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 60 (1905).
  • Aloe peacockii (Baker) A.Berger, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 60 (1905).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea; Ethiopia; Sudan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Todaro, A. 1880. Index Seminum (PAL, Panormitani) 1880: 37
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aloe elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aloe elegans. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 12 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Aloe elegans in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 12.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aloe elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Feb. 2019.

Vernacular names

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