A synoptic review of the aloes (Asphodelaceae, Alooideae) of KwaZulu-Natal, an ecologically diverse province in eastern South Africa

The KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa has a varied topography, geology and climate and presents diverse habitats that support a rich and diverse flora. Aloes are well represented in KwaZulu-Natal, with four genera [ L., Klopper & Gideon F.Sm., (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. and Boatw...

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Published in:PhytoKeys 2020-03, Vol.142 (1), p.1-88
Main Authors: Klopper, Ronell R, Crouch, Neil R, Smith, Gideon F, van Wyk, Abraham E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aloes
Asphodelaceae
Beef cattle
Biodiversity & Conservation
Catalogues and Checklists
Citrus
Distribution
Floristics & Distribution
Identification and classification
Identification key
Lesotho and Swaziland
Oceans
Resveratrol
South Africa
Taxonomy
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Summary:The KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa has a varied topography, geology and climate and presents diverse habitats that support a rich and diverse flora. Aloes are well represented in KwaZulu-Natal, with four genera [ L., Klopper & Gideon F.Sm., (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. and Boatwr. & J.C.Manning] and 49 taxa occurring in the province. Fourteen of these are endemic and eleven near-endemic to the province. A floristic treatment of the aloes of KwaZulu-Natal is presented in the form of a synoptic review. Included are an identification key to the aloes that occur naturally in the province, species-level distribution maps and accompanying images, so providing for the first time, an atlas of aloe occurrence in this part of the subcontinent.
ISSN:1314-2011
1314-2003
DOI:10.3897/phytokeys.142.48365