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Taxon:
Aloe arborescens
Mill.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Aloe
Family:
Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:
Asphodeloideae
Nomen number:
2510
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8:
Aloe
no. 3. 1768
Verified:
06/05/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Aloe arborescens
Mill. var.
arborescens
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aloe arborescens
Mill. var.
frutescens
(Salm-Dyck) Link
Aloe arborescens
Mill. var.
milleri
A. Berger
Aloe arborescens
Mill. var.
natalensis
(J. M. Wood & M. S. Evans) A. Berger
Aloe arborescens
Mill. var.
pachythyrsa
A. Berger
Aloe arborescens
Mill. var.
ucriae
(A. Terracc.) A. Berger
Aloe arborescens
Mill. var.
viridifolia
A. Berger
Aloe frutescens
Salm-Dyck
Aloe natalensis
J. M. Wood & M. S. Evans
Aloe ucriae
A. Terracc.
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Conservation Status
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds.
1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Bond, P. & P. Goldblatt.
1984. Plants of the Cape Flora, J. S. African Bot. suppl. vol. 13.
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Aloe+arborescens&quantity=1
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Howard, R.
1979. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 3:457.
Note:
mentions
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Munro, D. B.
Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/pp/poison?p_x=px
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Reynolds, G. W.
1974. The aloes of South Africa, ed. 3.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1980. Flora europaea. 5:21.
Note:
naturalized
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Wyk, B.-E. van et al.
2009. Medicinal plants of South Africa
Note:
Briza Publications, Pretoria, South Africa
Common names
English
candelabra aloe –
Reference(s)
candelabra-plant –
Reference(s)
octopus-plant –
Reference(s)
torchplant –
Reference(s)
Afrikaans
kransaalwyn –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
isha-irazu –
Reference(s)
Swedish
trädaloe –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Eastern Cape
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Gauteng
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Limpopo
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
North-West
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Western Cape
2
Cultivated
Africa
Africa
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Georgia
2
Cultivated
Australasia
Australia
Australia
South Australia
2
Cultivated
Europe
Europe
s.
2
Cultivated
Northern America
North America
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West, Western Cape]
Cultivated
Africa
REGION:
Africa
Asia-Temperate
CAUCASUS:
Georgia
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[South Australia]
Europe
REGION:
Europe
(s.)
Northern America
REGION:
North America
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Cuba
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Medicines
source of aloesin, aloenin, & aloesone
Wyk, B.-E. van et al.
2009. Medicinal plants of South Africa
Note:
Briza Publications, Pretoria, South Africa
Name
References