Astroloba spiralis

Astroloba spiralis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Astroloba
Species: Astroloba spiralis

Name

Astroloba spiralis (L.) Uitewaal, Succulenta (Netherlands) 28: 53 (1947).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Aloe spiralis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 322 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Haworthia spiralis (L.) Duval, Pl. Succ. Horto Alencon.: 7 (1809).
  • Apicra spiralis (L.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 217 (1880), nom. illeg.
  • Haworthia gweneana Parr, Bull. African Succ. Pl. Soc. 6: 195 (1971).
  • Tulista spiralis (L.) G.D.Rowley, Alsterworthia Int., Special Issue 10: 6 (2013).
• Heterotypic
  • Aloe cylindracea Lam., Encycl. 1: 89 (1783).
  • Aloe spiralis var. imbricata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 471 (1789).
  • Aloe spiralis var. pentagona Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 471 (1789).
  • Aloe imbricata Haw., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 7 (1804).
  • Aloe spiralis Haw., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 7 (1804), nom. illeg.
  • Apicra imbricata (Haw.) Willd., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 273 (1811).
  • Apicra spiralis Willd., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 273 (1811).
  • Haworthia imbricata (Haw.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 98 (1812).
  • Aloe pentagona var. spiralis (Willd.) Salm-Dyck, Verz. Art. Aloe: 10 (1817).
  • Apicra pentagona var. torulosa Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 201 (1821).
  • Apicra pentagona var. willdenowii Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 217 (1880).
  • Haworthia pentagona var. spiralis (Willd.) Parr, Bull. African Succ. Pl. Soc. 6: 196 (1971).
  • Haworthia pentagona var. torulosa (Haw.) Parr, Bull. African Succ. Pl. Soc. 6: 196 (1971).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Astroloba spiralis Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Uitewaal, A.J.A. 1947. Succulenta (Netherlands) 28: 53.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Astroloba spiralis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Astroloba spiralis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Astroloba spiralis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Astroloba spiralis. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2021.

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