Aloe haworthioides
Aloe haworthioides
Overview
Aloe haworthioides Baker is native to Madagascar and has two accepted varieties. [1]
Classification and nomenclature
- Accepted name
- Aloe haworthioides Baker [1]
- Protologue bibliography
- Baker (1887), Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 22:529. [1]
Etymology
The epithet haworthioides refers to the plant’s resemblance to Haworthia. [2]
Distribution
Native to Madagascar. [1]
Carter et al. (2011) cite Baron 3424 (K) from the Central Plateau of Madagascar, without an exact collection locality. Their account of the typical form also refers to the Batsileo mountains around Fianarantsoa. [3]
Habitat
For the typical form, Carter et al. (2011) describe plants growing among short perennial grasses in thin, strongly acidic soil on granite outcrops. [3]
Main references
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Plants of the World Online: Aloe haworthioides Baker. Source
- Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2011). The Aloe Names Book. Strelitzia 28. pp. 69–70.
- Carter, S., Lavranos, J.J., Newton, L.E. & Walker, C.C. (2011). Aloes: The Definitive Guide. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p. 394.