Astroloba congesta

Astroloba congesta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Astroloba
Species: Astroloba congesta

Name

Astroloba congesta (Salm-Dyck) Uitewaal, Succulenta (Netherlands) 28: 54 (1947).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Aloe congesta Salm-Dyck, Aloes Mesembr. 1: 2 (1836).

• Homotypic
  • Apicra congesta (Salm-Dyck) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 218 (1880).
  • Haworthia congesta (Salm-Dyck) Parr, Bull. African Succ. Pl. Soc. 6: 195 (1971).
  • Tulista congesta (Salm-Dyck) G.D.Rowley, Alsterworthia Int., Special Issue 10: 5 (2013).

• Heterotypic
  • Aloe deltoidea Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 99: t (6071) (1873).
  • Apicra deltoidea (Hook.f.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 217 (1880).
  • Apicra deltoidea var. intermedia A.Berger in Engl. (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 38: 120 (1908).
  • Apicra deltoidea var. turgida (Baker) A.Berger in Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 38: 118 (1908).
  • Apicra turgida Baker, J. Bot. 27: 44 (1889).
  • Astroloba deltoidea (Hook.f.) Uitewaal, Succulenta (Netherlands) 28: 54 (1947).
  • Astroloba deltoidea var. intermedia (A.Berger) Uitewaal, Succulenta (Netherlands) 28: 54 (1947).
  • Astroloba turgida (Baker) H.Jacobsen, Handb. Succ. Pl. 1: 229 (1960)), nom. inval.
  • Haworthia deltoidea (Hook.f.) Parr, Bull. African Succ. Pl. Soc. 6: 195 (1971).
  • Haworthia deltoidea var. intermedia (A.Berger) Parr, Bull. African Succ. Pl. Soc. 6: 195 (1971).
  • Haworthia deltoidea var. turgida (Baker) Parr, Bull. African Succ. Pl. Soc. 6: 195 (1971).
  • Haworthia shieldsiana Parr, Bull. African Succ. Pl. Soc. 6: 196 (1971).

Distribution

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

References

• Uitewaal, A.J.A. (1947) Succulenta (Netherlands) 28: 54.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Astroloba congesta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Astroloba congesta. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 23 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Astroloba congesta in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 23.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Astroloba congesta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Astroloba congesta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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