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Aloe
ferox
Mill.
Published In:
The Gardeners Dictionary: eighth edition Aloe no. 22. 1768. (
Gard. Dict. (ed. 8)
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 10/10/2018)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Species profile
(Last Modified On 11/25/2019)
Typical Adult Height Range (m):
0-2, 2-4
Life Form:
Monocot Tree
Annual Precipitation Range (mm):
0-149, 150-249, 250-399
Elevation Range (meters above sea level):
0-199, 200-399, 400-799, 800-1199
Habitat(s):
Hills/Plateaus
Substrate(s):
Rocky
- Detailed Veg. Information:
Grassy fynbos, edges of Karoo scrub
Global Regions of Occurrence:
Southern Africa
- Geographic Range:
South Africa, Lesotho
Single-country Endemic:
No
IUCN Redlist Category:
NE (Not Evaluated)
Succulence:
Succulent Stems, Succulent Leaves
Armament (spines, thorns, etc.):
yes
Uses:
Food/Beverages, Forage/Fodder, Medicinal, Chemicals, Live Fences, Ornamental
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Africa & Madagascar
South Africa
Eastern Cape: 25 September 1999,
Daniel Parker s.n.
(MO)
South Africa
Western Cape: Ethnobotany, 2003,
Jan Salick 10252
(MO)
South Africa
Eastern Cape: 50 m, 13 July 1964,
Karl Ake Dahlstrand 304
(MO)
Mesoamerica
El Salvador
La Libertad: Jardin Botanico La Laguna, 800 - 830 m, 13°40'00"N 089°15'00"W, 16 Mar 1993,
Edy A. Montalvo 6248
(MO)
North America
United States
Washington: 47°36'31"N 122°20'26"W, 18 May 2001,
Adam F. Bradley 748
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Aloe ferox Mill.
Adams, S. P., I. J. Leitch, M. D. Bennett, M. W. Chase & A. R. Leitch. 2000. Ribosomal DNA evolution and phylogeny in Aloe (Asphodelaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 87(11): 1578–1583.
98-00
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Aloe ferox Mill.
VIJ, S. P., M. Sharma & I. S. Toor. 1980. Cytogenetical investigations into some garden ornamentals II. The genus Aloe L. Cytologia 45: 515–532.
79-81
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Aloe ferox Mill.
Liang, X. m. & X. l. Bo. 2001. Karyotype analysis of Aloe ferox Miller and A. arborescens Miller. Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 21(1): 84–86.
01-03
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Aloe ferox Mill.
VIJ, S. P. & MADHU. 1976. Cytological studies in Aloe L. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. 63: 129.
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