Aloiampelos ciliaris
Aloiampelos ciliaris
Overview
Aloiampelos ciliaris is a succulent native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. Three varieties and one hybrid nothovariety are currently accepted. [1]
Classification and nomenclature
- Accepted name
- Aloiampelos ciliaris (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. [1]
- Protologue bibliography
- The combination Aloiampelos ciliaris was published in Phytotaxa 76: 10 (2013), based on Aloe ciliaris Haw. (1825). [1]
- Basionym
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Aloe ciliaris Haw. [1]
Etymology
The epithet ciliaris refers to the ciliate fringe on the sheathing leaf bases. [2]
Distribution
South Africa (Cape Provinces) [1]
Main references
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Plants of the World Online / WCVP. Aloiampelos ciliaris. Source
- Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2011). The Aloe Names Book. Strelitzia 28. pp. 36–37.