Astroloba spirella

Taxonavigation edit

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

Astroloba spirella (Haw.) Molteno & Gideon F.Sm., Haseltonia 25: 76 (2018).

Basionym
- Haworthia spirella Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 97 (1812).
Homotypic
- Aloe spirella (Haw.) Salm-Dyck, Verz. Art. Aloe: 10 (1817).
- Apicra spirella Willd. ex Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 64 (1819).
- Apicra pentagona var. spirella (Haw.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 217 (1880).
- Haworthia pentagona var. spirella (Haw.) Parr, Bull. African Succ. Pl. Soc. 6: 196 (1971).

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

Molteno, S., Smith, G.F. & Figueiredo, E. 2018. A Synopsis of Astroloba Uitewaal (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae): Species, Types, and Infrageneric Classification. Haseltonia 25(1): 72–83. DOI: 10.2985/026.025.0106 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Astroloba spirella 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 spirella. 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 spirella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2021.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Astroloba spirella. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2021.

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