Aloe massawana
Aloe massawana
Overview
Aloe massawana occurs in eastern mainland Africa and Madagascar and comprises two accepted subspecies. [1]
Classification and nomenclature
- Accepted name
- Aloe massawana Reynolds [1]
- Protologue bibliography
- Reynolds (1959), J. S. African Bot. 25: 207 [1]
Etymology
The epithet massawana refers to the place-name Massawa. [2]
Distribution
Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania [1]
Main references
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Plants of the World Online / WCVP. Aloe massawana Reynolds. Source
- Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2011). The Aloe Names Book. Strelitzia 28. p. 98.