Aloe ferox

Taxonavigation

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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

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Aloe ferox Mill., 1768.

Synonyms

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  • 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

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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

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Vernacular names

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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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