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Aloe porphyrostachys

Aloe porphyrostachys

Distribution

It is distributed in Saudi Arabia and Jordan (cultigen). [1]

Scientific name and synonyms

Accepted name
Aloe porphyrostachys Lavranos & Collen. [1]
Taxonomic status
Accepted [1]
Publication
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 72: 18 (2000) [1]

Taxonomic treatment

WCVP treats Aloe porphyrostachys as an accepted species. [1]

Epithet origin

The epithet porphyrostachys combines the Greek porphyro (purple) and stachys (spike), referring to the red, densely flowered racemes. [2]

References

  1. World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP).
  2. McCoy, T. (2019). The Aloes of Arabia. McCoy Publishing, Temecula, California. p. 297.

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