Astroloba pentagona

Astroloba pentagona

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 pentagona

Name

Astroloba pentagona (Haw.) Uitewaal, Succulenta (Netherlands) 28: 54 (1947).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Aloe pentagona Haw., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 7 (1804).
• Homotypic
  • Apicra pentagona (Haw.) Willd., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 273 (1811).
  • Haworthia pentagona (Haw.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 97 (1812).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
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. 2021. Astroloba pentagona in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Astroloba pentagona. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Astroloba pentagona. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Astroloba pentagona. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2021.

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