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Aloe greatheadii

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Name

Identification
Aloe greatheadii Schönland [family ASPHODELACEAE ]
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Flora

Entry for Aloe greatheadii var davyana [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 greatheadii var davyana [family ALOACEAE]
Common names
A. mutans Reynolds: t. 602 (1936g); Reynolds: 261 (1950); Jeppe: 91 (1969); Bornman & D.S.Hardy: 123 (1972). Type: Northern Province, near Chuniespoort, Reynolds 1527 (PRE, holo.!; BOL!, SRGH!). A. davyana Schonland var. subolifera Groenew.: t. 732 (1939); Reynolds: 235 (1950); Jeppe: 95 (1969); Bornman & D.S.Hardy: 97 (1972). Type: Northern Province, Pienaars River, F.Z. van der Merwe PRE22816 (PRE!).
Information
Plants more rarely short-stemmed, more often suckering. Leaves shorter, ± 80-220 x 45-80 mm; upper surface flat to slightly con­vex. Inflorescence shorter, 0.6-1.2 m; racemes capitate to subcapitate. Flowers deeper pink. Other characters as for species.
Habitat
This variety intergrades with var. greatheadii in the southern part of the Northern Province, and so cannot be held to be distinct at specific or subspecific level.
Range
Found in the Northern Province, North­west, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State. Map 36.

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