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Aloe haemanthifolia

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Identification
Aloe haemanthifolia A.Berger & Marloth [family ASPHODELACEAE ]
Related name
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Flora

Entry for Aloe haemanthifolia [family ALOACEAE]
Herbarium
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Compton Herbarium, Cape Town (SAM)
Collection
Flora of Southern Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of South Africa, (2003) Author: Dr J.P. Roux
Names
Aloe haemanthifolia [family ALOACEAE]
Information
Description as for section. Figure 2.
Habitat
This is one of two species of Aloe (the other being A. fibrosa from Kenya) to have distinct fibres in the leaves. Its large, distichous, leath­ery, linear, obtuse leaves, stemless habit and capitate racemes of flowers with long perianths and included anthers and styles distinguish this species from all others in the genus.
Use
23. Aloe haemanthifolia A.Berger & Marloth, A.Berger in Botanische Jahrbucher 38: 85 (1905b); A.Berger: 173 (1908); V.Higgins: 273 (1944); Reynolds: 155 (1950); Jeppe: 66 (1969); Bornman & D.S.Hardy: 47 (1972); Glen & C.Craib: t. 2063 (1993); B.-E. van Wyk & G.F.Sm.: 140 (1996). Type: Western Cape, Franschhoek Mountains, Marloth 3786 (BOL, holo.!;GRA!,PRE!).
Range
Endemic to the Western Cape. A. haemanthifolia occurs on Table Mountain sandstone cliffs in the Cape folded mountains, in very wet places. One population is in the spray of a waterfall. The surrounding vegetation is fynbos. In sum­mer these mountains are not warm, and in win­ter the habitat of this species is above the snow line. Map 18.

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