Aloe andongensis
Aloe andongensis
Overview
Aloe andongensis Baker is native to Angola. Two varieties are currently accepted. [1]
Classification and nomenclature
- Accepted name
- Aloe andongensis Baker [1]
Etymology
The epithet andongensis refers to Pungo Andongo in Angola (Grace et al. 2011). [3]
Distribution
Native to Angola. [1]
Main references
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Plants of the World Online / World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Aloe andongensis Baker. Source
- Baker, J.G. (1878). Report on the Liliaceae, Iridaceae, Hypoxidaceae, and Haemodoraceae of Welwitsch’s Angolan Herbarium. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Botany, 2nd ser., 1(5): 245–273 (Aloe andongensis on p. 263). DOI
- Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2011). The Aloe Names Book. Strelitzia 28. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. p. 11.