Aloe vaombe
Aloe vaombe
Overview
Aloe vaombe is native to Madagascar, with two currently accepted varieties. [1]
Classification and nomenclature
- Accepted name
- Aloe vaombe Decorse & Poiss. [1]
- Protologue bibliography
- Decorse & Poiss. (1912), Rech. Fl. Mérid. Madagascar: 96 [1]
Etymology
The epithet vaombe comes from a Malagasy local name; a 2010 account interprets it as “the big Aloe.” [2]
Distribution
Madagascar [1]
Main references
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Plants of the World Online / WCVP. Aloe vaombe Decorse & Poiss. Source
- Castillon, J.-B. & Castillon, J.-P. (2010). Les Aloe de Madagascar / The Aloe of Madagascar. p. 196.