Aloe reitzii
Aloe reitzii
Overview
Aloe reitzii is native to South Africa and Eswatini and comprises two accepted varieties. [1]
Classification and nomenclature
- Accepted name
- Aloe reitzii Reynolds [1]
- Protologue bibliography
- Reynolds (1937), J. S. African Bot. 3: 135 [1]
Etymology
The epithet reitzii honours F.W. Reitz, who discovered the plant and brought it to Reynolds’s attention. [2]
Distribution
South Africa, Eswatini [1]
Main references
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Plants of the World Online / WCVP. Aloe reitzii Reynolds. Source
- Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2011). The Aloe Names Book. Strelitzia 28. p. 130.