Aloe minima
Aloe minima
Overview
Aloe minima is native to South Africa and Eswatini and comprises two accepted varieties. [1]
Classification and nomenclature
- Accepted name
- Aloe minima Baker [1]
- Protologue bibliography
- Baker (1895), Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 153 [1]
- Synonyms
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Leptaloe minima (Baker) Stapf [1]
Etymology
The epithet minima refers to the small size of the plant, from Latin minimus (very small or smallest). [2]
Distribution
South Africa, Eswatini [1]
Main references
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Plants of the World Online / WCVP. Aloe minima Baker. Source
- Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2011). The Aloe Names Book. Strelitzia 28. pp. 104–105.