Aloiampelos striatula
Aloiampelos striatula
Overview
Aloiampelos striatula is a succulent native to South Africa and Lesotho, with two currently accepted varieties. [1]
Classification and nomenclature
- Accepted name
- Aloiampelos striatula (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. [1]
- Protologue bibliography
- The current combination was published in Phytotaxa 76: 11 (2013), based on Aloe striatula Haw. (1825). [1]
- Basionym
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Aloe striatula Haw. [1]
Etymology
The epithet striatula refers to the fine parallel green stripes on the leaf sheaths. [2]
Distribution
South Africa (Cape Provinces, Free State), Lesotho [1]
Main references
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Plants of the World Online / WCVP. Aloiampelos striatula. Source
- Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2011). The Aloe Names Book. Strelitzia 28.
