Gonialoe variegata

Gonialoe variegata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Gonialoe
Species: Gonialoe variegata

Name

Gonialoe variegata (L.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning, Syst. Bot. 39: 69 (2014)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Aloe variegata L., Sp. Pl.: 321 (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Tulista variegata (L.) G.D.Rowley, Alsterworthia Int. 14(2): 22 (2014)
• Heterotypic
  • Aloe punctata Haw., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 26 (1804)
  • Aloe variegata var. haworthii A.Berger in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 38: 190 (1908)
  • Aloe ausana Dinter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 53: 16 (1928)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Gonialoe variegata Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa SW. Namibia to Free State References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Manning, J.C. Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. & van der Bank, M. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and generic classification of Asphodelaceae subfamily Alooideae: a final resolution of the prickly issue of polyphyly in the alooids? Systematic Botany 39(1): 55–74. DOI: 10.1600/036364414X678044 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Gonialoe variegata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Gonialoe variegata. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Tiger aloe, partridge-breasted aloe
magyar: Tarka aloé

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