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Aloe pictifolia
PlantKouga -aalwyn (Afr.), Kouga aloe (Eng.). Kirstenbosch NBG Plants usually form small ... The seeds are angular, grey-black and up to 4 x 2 mm. Aloe pictifolia flowers during spring (October to November), ... they become flattened and reddish-tinged. Asphodelaceae Aloe pictifolia is an atractive small plant best grown in ...
Kumara genus
Plant... of two species that were previously included in the genus Aloe . However, evidence from molecular research on ... relationships among the alooids, has resulted in Aloe being split into several segregate genera: Aloe (true aloes), Aloiampelos (rambling aloes), Aloidendron ...
Gasteria croucheri
Plant... fairly pest free, and may occasionally be attacked by the Aloe snout weevil. Overwatering will also lead to fungal ... named by Hooker in 1880. In 1869 he had described it as Aloe croucheri in Curtis's Botanical Journal stating, ... much of its value and interest." Gasteria not only looks aloe-like but also belongs to the Aloe family, Aloaceae. It ...
climbing aloe (Eng.); rank-aalwyn (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Aloiampelos ... base. The leaf sap is not bitter as found in so many other aloe species. The internodes are 15-30 mm apart but the ... also be grown from seed like all other Aloiampelos and Aloe species. Seed is best sown during spring or summer. The ...
Aloidendron dichotomum
Plant... kokerboom (Afr.) Karoo Desert NBG This distinctive tree aloe has smooth branches, which are covered with a thin layer ... hot and dry rock garden is best if one wants to grow this aloe in open ground. Plants such as Cotyledon orbiculata , ... to the Copper Mountains in 1685. His record reads, " Aloe arborescens ; its trunk is sometimes 12 feet high, and ...
Aloiampelos
Plant... rainfall gardens. The name of the genus is derived from Aloe and the Greek word for a climbing plant ( ampelos ). ... aloes. These plants were previously included in the genus Aloe , as Aloe section Macrifoliae (Haw.) Glen & D.S.Hardy. Aloiampelos ...
Kniphofia species
Plant... of aloes. This distinguishes them from a plant such as Aloe cooperi . The leaf surface is glabrous (smooth) in all ... The genus Kniphofia is very closely related to the genus Aloe . As a result, the first Kniphofia to be described, ... namely K. uvaria , was mistakenly thought to be an Aloe and was thus initially named Aloe uvaria . Kniphofia ...
Kniphofia northiae
Plant... in texture and curving backwards, giving the plant an aloe-like form. At flowering time, the oval flowerheads are ... this species from all others. Fig. 3: A close view of the aloe-like leaves of Kniphofia northiae . In general, the ... of the genus Kniphofia are similar to those of the genus Aloe , with a tubular perianth that serves as a great ...
The Cape aloe
Information Library itemSource: Veld & Flora 1 | Copyright: Botanical Society
An article on Aloe ferox and all its uses including medicinal and ornamental use. Van Jaarsveld Ernst aloes aloe ferox medicinal plants useful plants Botanical Society The Cape aloe ...
Tulista pumila
Plantminiature aloe, pearl plant (Eng.); vratjiesaalwyn, kleinaalwyn, ... NBG The plant is a succulent that looks like a miniature aloe. It grows in a compact rosette, is more or less ... leaf surface. The flower spike is approx. 400 mm tall. The aloe-like flowers are brownish-white and waxy in texture. ...