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Taxon:
Aloe ferox
Mill.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Aloe
Family:
Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:
Asphodeloideae
Nomen number:
2541
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8:
Aloe
no. 22. 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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aloe supralaevis
Haw.
No images
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
Bisset, N. G., ed.
1994. Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice on a scientific basis CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Note:
translation of German edition by M. Wichtl, ed.
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+ferox&quantity=1
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al.
1985, 1987. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa
Note:
v. 51. 1985; v. 56. 1987
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#
Hodge, W. H.
1953. The drug aloes of commerce, with special reference to the Cape species. Econ. Bot. 7:99-129.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Howard, R.
1979. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 3:457.
Note:
mentions
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Morton, J. F.
1961. Folk uses and commercial exploitation of
Aloe
leaf pulp. Econ. Bot. 15:311.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
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
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
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
bitter aloe –
Reference(s)
Cape aloe –
Reference(s)
Afrikaans
bitteraalwyn –
Reference(s)
Kaapse aalwyn –
Reference(s)
Swedish
kapaloe –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Eastern Cape
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Western Cape
2
Cultivated
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Native
Africa
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Lesotho
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape]
Cultivated
Africa
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Medicines
folklore
fide Pl Book; Dict Econ Pl; Econ Bot 7:116. 1953; Herbs Commerce ed2; Econ Bot 15:311. 1961
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References