Aloe megalacantha

Aloe megalacantha

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 megalacantha
Subspecies: A. m. subsp. alticola – A. m. subsp. megalacantha

Name

Aloe megalacantha Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 469 (1898).

Distribution

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

References

• Baker, J.G. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), 1898. Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 469

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aloe megalacantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aloe megalacantha. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 16 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Aloe megalacantha in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 16.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aloe megalacantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Feb. 2019.

Vernacular names

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