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Aloe ecklonis

Common names: Ecklon’s aloe, grass aloe (Eng.), Ecklonse-aalwyn, vlei-aalwyn, grasaalwyn (Afr.), hloho-tsa-makaka, lekxalana, maroba lihale (Sesotho), isiphukuthw

Family: Asphodelaceae

... has more than 500 species of shrubby succulents in the Asphodelaceae family. It is native to Africa, the Arabian ...

25 / 11 / 2024 | Lesego Maunatlala | Pretoria NBG

Aloestrela suzannae

Common names: Malagasy tree aloe, Suzanna’s aloe (Eng.); vaho, vahona, vahondrano (Malagasy)

Family: Asphodelaceae

... a is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asphodelaceae . This genus is named in honour of Professor Dr ... just one species, Aloestrela suzannae. Members of the Asphodelaceae encompass a range of flowering plants, ...

04 / 11 / 2024 | Philisiwe Nonhlanhla Biyela | Pretoria NBG

Aloe suprafoliata

Common names: book aloe, book-leaved aloe (Eng.), boekaalwyn (Afr.), icena, umhlabandlazi (isiZulu)

Family: Asphodelaceae

30 / 09 / 2024 | Keitumetse Lenong | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Kniphofia thodei

Common names: Thode’s poker (Eng.); leloele (Sesotho)

Family: Asphodelaceae

... in the Estcourt District. Kniphofia belongs to the family Asphodelaceae which comprises 10 indigenous South Africa ...

17 / 06 / 2024 | Rofhiwa Ingrid Mudau | Pretoria NBG

Aloe globuligemma

Common names: knob aloe, button aloe (Eng.), knoppiesaalwyn (Afr.), lekopane (Sepedi (seKone dialect))

Family: Asphodelaceae

03 / 06 / 2024 | Nondumiso Qwabe | National Zoological Gardens

Aloe hahnii

Common names: Soutpansberg aloe, Soutpansberg soap aloe (Eng.); Soutpansberg-bontaalwyn (Afr.); tshikhopha-tshituku (Ven.)

Family: Asphodelaceae

... to be Aloe swynnertonii. The genus Aloe belongs in the Asphodelaceae, the name of this plant family is derived from ...

27 / 05 / 2024 | Thembuluwo Maduwa | Thohoyandou NBG

Aloe chabaudii

Common names: Chabaud’s aloe, grey aloe, Dwala aloe (Eng.); grysaalwyn (Afr.); inhlaba (siSwati, isiZulu); inkalane (isiZulu); mangani (Tswana;) tshikhopha (Venda

Family: Asphodelaceae

18 / 03 / 2024 | Itumeleng Machete | Pretoria NBG

Kniphofia porphyrantha

Common names: dwarf red-hot poker, highveld red-hot poker (Eng.), hoëveld vuurpyl (Afr.), icacane, umathunga (isiZulu), leloele (Sesotho)

Family: Asphodelaceae

... for this name is unclear. Kniphofia is a member of the Asphodelaceae family, which has over 750 species and 17 ...

12 / 02 / 2024 | Lesego Maunatlala | Pretoria NBG

Gasteria retusa

Common names: Hex River ox-tongue (Eng.), Heksrivier beestong (Afr.)

Family: Asphodelaceae

20 / 11 / 2023 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Kniphofia northiae

Common names: broad-leaved poker, Marianne North’s poker, giant red-hot poker, octopus torch (Eng.); icacane, umathunga (isiZulu.); leloele (Sesotho)

Family: Asphodelaceae

... more blossoms to grow. Kniphofia is a member of the Asphodelaceae family, which includes 17 genera and over 750 ...

16 / 10 / 2023 | Vathiswa Zikishe | CREW

Astroloba genus

Astroloba spirella in a nurse plant east of Ladismith

Common names: astrolobas, starlobes (Eng.); astrolobas, kleinaalwyne, koedoekos, steekaalwyntjies (Afr.)

Family: Asphodelaceae

... , so making it one of the larger genera recognised in the Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae. In fact, in terms of the ...

18 / 09 / 2023 | Ronell R. Klopper | National Herbarium Pretoria