Aloe gilbertii
Aloe gilbertii
Overview
Aloe gilbertii T.Reynolds ex Sebsebe & Brandham is native to Ethiopia, with one accepted subspecies and one accepted variety. [1]
Classification and nomenclature
- Accepted name
- Aloe gilbertii T.Reynolds ex Sebsebe & Brandham [1]
- Protologue bibliography
- Kew Bulletin 47: 509 (1992). [1]
Etymology
The epithet gilbertii commemorates botanist M.G. Gilbert, one of the collectors of the type material. [2]
Distribution
The species is native to Ethiopia. [1]
Gilbert and Sebsebe (1997) report Gilbert, Ermias & Sebsebe 9307 from Alamura Hill, Sidamo, with holotype at K and isotypes at ETH and UPS. [3]
Carter et al. (2011) described the typical treatment from central and southern Ethiopia around the Rift Valley lakes. [4]
Habitat
For the typical treatment, Carter et al. (2011) described Acacia woodland, hedges, field margins and sandy mountain slopes at 1,300–1,800 m; this is not generalized to the separately treated subsp. megalacanthoides. [4]
Main references
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Plants of the World Online / WCVP: Aloe gilbertii T.Reynolds ex Sebsebe & Brandham.
- Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2011). The Aloe Names Book. Strelitzia 28.
- Gilbert, M.G. & Sebsebe Demissew (1997). Further Notes on the Genus Aloe in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Kew Bulletin 52(1): 139–152.
- Carter, S., Lavranos, J.J., Newton, L.E. & Walker, C.C. (2011). Aloes: The Definitive Guide. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p. 620.