Kumara plicatilis

Kumara plicatilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Kumara
Species: Kumara plicatilis

Name

Kumara plicatilis (L.) G.D.Rowley, Alsterworthia Int., Special Issue 10: 3 (2013)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Aloe disticha var. plicatilis L., Sp. Pl.: 321 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Aloe plicatilis (L.) Burm.f., Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 10 (1768).
  • Aloe tripetala Medik., Bot. Beob. 1783: 55 (1784), nom. superfl.
  • Aloe flabelliformis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 246. (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Aloe tripetala Medik., Bot. Beob. 1783: 55. (1783), nom. superfl.
  • Kumara disticha Medik., Theodora: 70 (1786), nom. superfl.
  • Rhipidodendrum distichum (Medik.) Willd., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 165. (1811), nom. superfl.
  • Rhipidodendrum plicatile (L.) Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 45 (1821).

• Heterotypic
  • Aloe linguiformis L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 206 (1782), nom. illeg.
  • Aloe lingua Thunb., Aloë: 8 (1785).
  • Aloe plicatilis var. major Salm-Dyck, Verz. Art. Aloe: 30 (1817).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Rowley, G.D. 2013. Alsterworthia International. The Succulent Asphodelaceae Journal, Special Issue 10: 3

Additional references

• Klopper, R.R. 2013. The correct name of Aloe plicatilis in Kumara (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae). Phytotaxa 115(2): 59–60. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.115.2.5 Reference page. 
• Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Smith, G.F., Crouch, N.R., Figueiredo, E., Rønsted, N. & Van Wyk, A.E. 2013. A revised generic classification for Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae). Phytotaxa 76(1): 7–14. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.76.1.2 ResearchGateReference page. 
• Manning, J.C. Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. & van der Bank, M. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and generic classification of Asphodelaceae subfamily Alooideae: a final resolution of the prickly issue of polyphyly in the alooids? Systematic Botany 39(1): 55–74. DOI: 10.1600/036364414X678044 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Kumara plicatilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Kumara plicatilis. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2017.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Waaier Aalwyn, Kaapse Kokerboom
English: Fan Aloe

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