- Family: Asphodelaceae Juss.
- Genus: Aloe L.
Aloe arborescens Mill.
- Genus: Aloe L.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 2600 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba, arbusto
[FZ]
Aloaceae, S. Kativu. Flora Zambesiaca 12:3. 2001
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrub 3–5 m high.
- Morphology Stem
- Stem to 30 cm in diameter, branching at or near the base, much branched above; stem and branches usually covered with persistent dried leaf remains.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves in a dense rosette at the apex of each branch, spreading becoming recurved; lamina up to 60 cm long, 5–7 cm wide at the base, lanceolate-attenuate, greyish-green, without spots, tinged reddish in dry conditions; margin with firm forward-pointing yellow deltoid teeth 3–5 mm long and 10–15 mm apart.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences 1–4 from each rosette, erect, up to c. 60 cm tall; peduncle simple or rarely with one short branch, with a few sterile bracts below the raceme. Raceme 20–40 × c. 10 cm, cylindric-acuminate, very densely flowered, the buds covered by the bracts; bracts 15–20 × 10–12 mm, broadly ovate, scarious, brown, many-nerved; pedicels 30–40 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth bright orange-scarlet, paler towards the mouth, green-tipped in bud, 35–40 mm long, c. 7 mm in diameter across the ovary, cylindric-trigonous; outer segments free to the base, tips scarcely spreading.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology
- Stamens and stigma exserted c. 5 mm.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule 17–18 × 7 mm, oblong-ovoid, yellowish-brown.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds 1.75 × 3.5 mm, black with very narrow, whitish wings.
Native to:
Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Caroline Is., France, Korea, Madeira, Marshall Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, New South Wales, New Zealand South, Portugal, South Australia, Spain, Tunisia
Aloe arborescens Mill. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1990 | Cholocholo, Aubrey [22], Malawi | K000210345 | ||
| Feb 10, 1987 | Chase, N.C. [6886], Zimbabwe | K000210365 | ||
| Feb 10, 1987 | Leach, L.C. [12875], Zimbabwe | K000210363 | ||
| Feb 10, 1987 | Brummitt, R.K. [11232], Malawi | K000210348 | ||
| Feb 10, 1987 | Brummitt, R.K. [9724], Malawi | K000210349 | ||
| Feb 10, 1987 | Brummitt, R.K. [9724], Malawi | K000210350 | ||
| Feb 10, 1987 | Chapman, J.D. [5792], Malawi | K000210355 | ||
| Feb 10, 1987 | Blackmore, S. [407], Malawi | K000210356 | ||
| Feb 5, 1987 | Reynolds, G.W. [6698], Malawi | K000210346 | ||
| Feb 5, 1987 | Mogg, A.O.D. [1026], Mozambique | K000210367 | ||
| Feb 5, 1987 | Mogg, A.O.D. [1026], Mozambique | K000210366 | ||
| Feb 5, 1987 | Richards, H.M. [16637], Malawi | K000210354 | ||
| May 6, 1985 | Richards, H.M. [16785], Malawi | K000210351 | ||
| May 6, 1985 | Schäfer, P.A. [6747], Mozambique | K000210357 | ||
| 4352.000 | ||||
| Brass, L.J. [16525], Malawi | K000210353 | |||
| Brummitt, R.K. [10091], Malawi | K000210347 | |||
| Miller, O.B. [2926], Zimbabwe | K000210364 | |||
| Carter [2704], Zimbabwe | K000210362 | |||
| Carter [2704], Zimbabwe | K000210361 | |||
| Richards, H.M. [16594], Malawi | K000210352 | |||
| Torre, A.R. [5390], Mozambique | K000210359 | |||
| Torre, A.R. [5390], Mozambique | K000210360 | |||
| Groenendijk, E.M.C. [2025], Mozambique | K000210358 | |||
| Wood, M [4342] | K000400924 | Unknown type material | ||
| Patel, H. [7253], Mozambique | K000545214 | |||
| Timberlake, J. [5435], Mozambique | K000614420 | |||
| Timberlake, J. [5435], Mozambique | K000524264 |
First published in Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 3 (1768)
Accepted by
- Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
- Carter, S., Lavranos, J.J., Newton, L.E. & Walker, C.C. (2011). Aloes. The definitive guide: 1-720. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Klopper, R.R., Retief, E. & Smith, G.F. (2009). The genus Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) in the Free State province of South Africa Haseltonia. Yearbook of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America 14: 41-52.
- Smith, G.F., Klopper, R.R. & Crouch, N.R. (2008). Aloe arborescens (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) and CITES Haseltonia. Yearbook of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America 14: 189-198.
- Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
- Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Pope, G.V. (ed.) (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 12(3): 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
- Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(2): 1-70. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
- Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129.
- George, A.S. (ed.) (1986). Flora of Australia 46: 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
- Klopper, R.R., Retief, E. & Smith, G.F. (2009). The genus Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) in the Free State province of South Africa Haseltonia. Yearbook of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America 14: 41-52.
- Smith, G.F., Klopper, R.R. & Crouch, N.R. (2008). Aloe arborescens (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) and CITES Haseltonia. Yearbook of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America 14: 189-198.
- Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
- Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(2): 1-70. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
- Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129.
- George, A.S. (ed.) (1986). Flora of Australia 46: 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
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