Aloe boylei
Aloe boylei
Overview
Aloe boylei Baker is native to South Africa. Two subspecies are currently accepted. [1]
Classification and nomenclature
- Accepted name
- Aloe boylei Baker [1]
Etymology
The epithet boylei commemorates F. Boyle, who collected early material in Natal in 1891 (Grace et al. 2011). [3]
Distribution
Native to South Africa. [1]
Main references
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. World Checklist of Vascular Plants / Plants of the World Online. Aloe boylei Baker. Source
- Baker, J.G. (1892). Decades Kewenses. Plantarum Novarum in Herbario Horti Regii Conservatarum. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew, 1892(64): 84. Source
- Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2011). The Aloe Names Book. Strelitzia 28. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. pp. 21–22.