Aloe ferox

Aloe ferox

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species: Aloe ferox

Name

Aloe ferox Mill., 1768.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aloe perfoliata var. ferox (Mill.) Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 467. 1789.
  • Busipho ferox (Mill.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 76. 1866, nom. inval.
  • Pachidendron ferox (Mill.) Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 38. 1821.

• Heterotypic
  • Aloe candelabrum A.Berger, Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 4: 246. 1906, nom. illeg.
  • Aloe perfoliata var. γ L., Sp. Pl. 1: 320. 1753.
  • Aloe perfoliata var. ε L., Sp. Pl. 1: 320. 1753.
  • Aloe perfoliata var. z Willd.
  • Aloe ferox var. galpinii (Baker) Reynolds, J. S. African Bot. 3: 127. 1937.
  • Aloe ferox var. incurva Baker, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 18: 180. 1880.
  • Aloe ferox var. subferox (Spreng.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 180. 1880.
  • Aloe galpinii Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1901: 135. 1901.
  • Aloe horrida Haw., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 27. 1804.
  • Aloe muricata Haw., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 25. 1804.
  • Aloe pallancae Guillaumin, Cactus (Paris) 14(63): 132. 1959), nom. inval.
  • Aloe pseudoferox Salm-Dyck, Verz. Art. Aloe: 31. 1817.
  • Aloe subferox Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 73. 1825.
  • Aloe supralaevis Haw., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 22. 1804.
  • Aloe supralaevis var. erythrocarpa Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 327. 1896.
  • Pachidendron pseudoferox (Salm-Dyck) Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 38. 1821.
  • Pachidendron supralaeve (Haw.) Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 40. 1821.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces; France; Free State; Lesotho References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2011. Aloe ferox in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2011 Feb 01. Reference page. 
• Miller, P. 1768. Gard. Dict. ed. 8: 22.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kap-Aloe
English: cape aloe
suomi: Piikkiaaloe
magyar: Szúrós aloé, tövises aloé, Kap-aloé
日本語: アオワニロカイ
polski: Aloes uzbrojony
українська: Алое страхітливе

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