Asphodelaceae
Aloe

Aloe wrefordii Reynolds

First published in J. S. African Bot. 22: 141 (1956)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. South Sudan to NW. Kenya. It is a succulent perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Sudan, Uganda

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Carter, S. (1994). Aloaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-60.
  • Carter, S., Lavranos, J.J., Newton, L.E. & Walker, C.C. (2011). Aloes. The definitive guide: 1-720. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Carter, S. (1994). Aloaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-60.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Aloes Trop. Afr. & Madag.: 207 (1966).
  • Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 22: 141 (1956)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 29, 1993 [Martin], W.H.R. [56] Sudan K000204557 Yes
Nov 7, 1958 Tweedie [659] Uganda K000256468 Type Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [659] Uganda K000256466 Isotype Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [659] Uganda K000256467 Type Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [659] Uganda K:SPC-02334.000 Type No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0