Aloe porphyrostachys
Aloe porphyrostachys
Distribution
Saudi Arabia; Jordan (cultigen) [1]
Classification and nomenclature
- Accepted name
- Aloe porphyrostachys Lavranos & Collen. [1]
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted [1]
- Publication
- Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 72: 18 (2000) [1]
Etymology
The epithet porphyrostachys combines the Greek porphyro (purple) and stachys (spike), referring to the red, densely flowered racemes. [2]
References
- World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP).
- McCoy, T. (2019). The Aloes of Arabia. McCoy Publishing, Temecula, California. p. 297.