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Aloe greenii

Aloe greenii
Common names: ground spotted aloe (Eng.); iCeza lesikhotha (isiZulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... NBG Phakamani Xaba Kirstenbosch NBG September 2012   Aloe greenii is a low-growing succulent with a flower spike ... produce offset suckers that give rise to new plants. Aloe greenii occurs in sub-tropical coastal forest and ... It is easily confused with other spotted aloes such as Aloe maculata , A. pruinosa , and A. parvibracteata when not ...

17 / 09 / 2012 | Phakamani Xaba | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Aloe chlorantha

A group of Aloe chlorantha plants in flower
Common names: Fraserburg aloe, green-flower aloe (Eng.); Fraserburgaalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Average winter temperature is 10ºC with heavy frost. Aloe chlorantha flowers in spring (October to November). ... the green leaves becoming purplish during dry periods. Aloe With its small greenish yellow flowers Aloe chlorantha is not as attractive as its close relatives. ...

12 / 12 / 2011 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Aloe linearifolia

Aloe linearifolia flowers
Common names: dwarf yellow grass aloe (Eng.); inkhuphuyana (isiZulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Kwazulu-Natal National Botanical Gardens October 2011   Aloe linearifolia is a small aloe which occurs as a solitary plant. It has narrow linear ... from January to April. It differs from the closely similar Aloe kraussii . Aloe linearifolia is found in the grassland ...

10 / 10 / 2011 | Lufuno Konanani | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Aloe komaggasensis

Aloe komaggasensis
Common names: Komaggas coral aloe (Eng.); makaalwyn, streepaalwyn, gladdeblaaraalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

Karoo Desert NBG Werner Voigt Karoo Desert NBG July 2011   Aloe komaggasensis grows in dense groups mostly on high ... to January. As shown in the image below, the flowers of Aloe striata subsp. striata are very similar to those of A . komaggasensis. Aloe komaggasensis is found in vegetation transitional ...

18 / 07 / 2011 | Werner Voigt | Karoo Desert NBG
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Aloe zebrina

Aloe zebrina plant
Common names: zebra leaf aloe, spotted aloe (Eng.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Witbooi Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January2011 Aloe zebrina is a small, variable, compact succulent. ... of drought or water deficiency. The succulent leaves of Aloe zebrina are densely clustered into a rosette and have a ... and broadly winged, which assists in dispersal. Aloe zebrina is widespread in northern South Africa and is ...

24 / 01 / 2011 | Hildegard Witbooi | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Aloe genus

Common names: aloe (English); aalwyn (Afrikaans); aalwee (Afrikaans; Dutch); hlaba, lekhala (Southern Sotho); icena (Ndebele); imboma (Zulu).
Family: Asphodelaceae

... or simple. The most common shape of flowers found in Aloe is tubular flowers, although some species have curved or ... aloes for instance, usually flower in spring or summer. Aloe fruit are capsules that dry out and split open to ... while some exceptionally tall specimens (of over 10 m) of Aloe marlothii may even be over 200 years old. Aloes are ...

22 / 11 / 2010 | Ronell R. Klopper | Biosystematics
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Aloe khamiesensis

Aloe khamiesensis plants
Common names: Khamiesberg aloe (Eng.); Kamiesberg-aalwyn, tweederly (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Harold Porter National Botanical Garden September 2010   Aloe khamiesensis are erect plants that can easily attain a ... tubular, orange-red flowers with greenish yellow tips. Aloe khamiesensis flowers from June to August. As with other ... when ripe. Seeds ripen normally around October-December. Aloe khamiesensis grows in rocky and mountainous parts of ...

27 / 09 / 2010 | Werner Voigt | Harold Porter NBG
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Aloe maculata

Aloe maculata inflorescence
Common names: soap aloe (Eng.); bontaalwyn (Afr.); lekhala (S. Sesotho)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Ngalo Free State National Botanical Garden August 2010   Aloe maculata is very variable but its distinctly flat-topped ... lend striking colour to a tired-looking winter garden. Aloe The slow-growing soap aloe provides an excellent focal point for a rockery garden ...

02 / 08 / 2010 | Stemmer Ngalo | Free State NBG
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Aloe cryptopoda

Common names: tweekleur-aalwyn, geelaalwyn (Afrikaans)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden June 2010   Aloe cryptopoda is usually stemless or has a short decumbent ... in diameter. It usually flowers in June and July (winter). Aloe cryptopoda is at once distinguished by its almost ... plants are variable and yellow flowering forms are known. Aloe cryptopoda has a wide distribution ranging from the ...

07 / 06 / 2010 | Patrick Mtsweni | Lowveld NBG
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Aloe brevifolia var brevifolia

Aloe brevifolia var. brevifolia
Common names: short-leaved aloe (Eng.); kleinaalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... of Rare & Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) February 2010 Aloe brevifolia var. brevifolia plants usually form large ... stamens protruding slightly from the mouth of the tube. Aloe brevifolia may be distinguished from other dwarf aloes ... cannot survive for long under Highveld winter conditions. Aloe brevifolia is mainly restricted to Rûens shale ...

22 / 02 / 2010 | Vathiswa Zikishe | CREW
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Aloe claviflora

Aloe claviflora with angled inflorescence
Common names: kraal aloe, cannon aloe (Eng.); aanteelaalwyn, kanonaalwyn, kraalaalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Harold Porter National Botanical Garden October 2009   Aloe claviflora grows in dense groups, most often in circular ... the ground. Unlike other typical aloes in arid areas, Aloe claviflora does not have erect rosettes. Instead they ... small and winged, ripening normally around January.     Aloe claviflora is found in the extremely arid areas of South ...

05 / 10 / 2009 | Werner Voigt | Harold Porter NBG
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Aloe longistyla

Aloe longistyla flowers
Common names: Karoo aloe (Eng.); ramenas, Karoo-aalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

Harold Porter NBG Werner Voigt Harold Porter NBG June 2009 Aloe longistyla is a dwarf aloe, characterized by its exceptionally small rosettes. ... making them the longest known styles for any South African aloe. As with other members of the Asphodelaceae, the fruit ...

01 / 06 / 2009 | Werner Voigt | Harold Porter NBG
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Aloe krapohliana

Aloe krapohliana flowers
Common names: Krapohl's aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Harold Porter National Botanical Garden May 2009     Aloe krapohliana is classified as a dwarf aloe and reaches a height of no more than 250 mm. Plants may ... ripe. Seeds ripen normally around October to December. Aloe krapohliana is found in the extremely arid, northwestern ...

18 / 05 / 2009 | Werner Voigt | Harold Porter NBG
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Aloe nubigena

Aloe nubigena
Common names: Graskop cliff aloe (Eng.), Graskop krans-aalwyn (Afr.).
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Jaarsveld Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2009 Aloe nubigena is small, soft-leaved and medium to ... 10 mm. The seeds are angular, 3 × 1,5 mm and dark brown. Aloe nubigena is one of the 24 grass aloe species confined to South Africa. Aloe nubigena is ...

11 / 05 / 2009 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Aloe pictifolia

Aloe pictifolia growing at Kirstenbosch NBG
Common names: Kouga -aalwyn (Afr.), Kouga aloe (Eng.).
Family: Asphodelaceae

... The seeds are angular, grey-black and up to 4 x 2 mm. Aloe pictifolia is confined to quartzitic sandstone cliffs ... m in Gamtoos Thicket of the Albany Thicket Biome.   Aloe pictifolia flowers during spring (October to November), ... dry spells they become flattened and reddish-tinged. Aloe Aloe pictifolia is an atractive small plant best grown ...

28 / 07 / 2008 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Aloe pearsonii

Aloe pearsonii
Common names: Pearson's aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Flower colour is varied from red, yellow and red-yellow. Aloe pearsonii is summer flowering (Dec.-Jan.). As with other ... of the extreme heat, normally around February to March. Aloe pearsonii is highly localized and thus an endemic of the ... and colour all the mountain slopes (Williamson 2000). Aloe pearsonii grows in a variety of soils which are mainly ...

26 / 11 / 2007 | Werner Voigt | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Aloe marlothii

Growing in Kirstenbosch
Common names: mountain aloe, flat-flowered aloe (Eng.); bergalwyn (Afr.); inhlaba, umhlaba (Zulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Harrower of Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden for review.   Aloe marlothii is a large, perennial, succulent, single-stemmed aloe, usually 2-4 m tall (occasionally up to 6 m), with old ... of A. marlothii to scale see Reynolds (1982: 481). Aloe marlothii occurs from the North-West Province, Gauteng, ...

15 / 10 / 2007 | P Emms | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Aloe challisii

Aloe challisii
Common names: Steenkampsberg cliff aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden October 2007 Aloe challisii is a fast-growing dwarf succulent with fleshy ... grey-black. Flowering occurs mainly in spring (October). Aloe challisii is known only from the upper, vertical, ... rainy season during the summer months (December onwards). Aloe challisii is pollinated by sunbirds. Aloe Propagation ...

01 / 10 / 2007 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Aloe speciosa

Aloe speciosa flower heads
Common names: tilt-head aloe (Eng.); spaansaalwyn, slaphoringaalwyn (Afr.); ikhala (Xhosa)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden August 2007 Aloe speciosa is a tall, erect aloe with a single or multiple stem and reaches a height of 3 ... style protrude conspicuously from the tips of the flowers. Aloe speciosa flowers during early spring (Aug. to Sept.). ...

06 / 08 / 2007 | Lusindiso Xulubana | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Aloe greatheadii var. davyana

Aloe greatheadii var. davyana
Common names: spotted aloe (Eng.); Transvaalaalwyn, grasaalwyn (Afr.); kgopane (Tswana)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Pretoria Jean Meyer SANBI, Pretoria July 2007     Aloe greatheadii var. davyana is stemless and grows ... This species occurs in the Grassland and Bushveld Biomes. Aloe greatheadii var. davyana occurs in all the northern ... are bees and other birds. Seeds are dispersed by wind. Aloe Aloe greatheadii var. davyana makes an excellent garden ...

02 / 07 / 2007 | Jean Meyer | National Herbarium Pretoria
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