Aloidendron dichotomum

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloidendron
Species: Aloidendron dichotomum

Aloidendron dichotomum (Masson) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm., Phytotaxa 76: 9 (2013).

• Basionym
  • Aloe dichotoma Masson, Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London 66: 310. 1776.
• Homotypic
  • Aloe dichotoma L.f., Suppl. Pl. 206. 1782, comb. inval.
  • Rhipidodendrum dichotomum (Masson) Willd., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 166. 1811.
• Heterotypic
  • Aloe ramosa Haw., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 26. 1804.
  • Aloe montana Schinz, Bull. Herb. Boissier 4(3): 39. 1896.
  • Aloe dichotoma var. montana (Schinz) A.Berger in Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 38: 319. 1908.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Namibia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

• Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Smith, G.F., Crouch, N.R., Figueiredo, E., Rønsted, N. & Van Wyk, A.E. 2013. A revised generic classification for Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae). Phytotaxa 76(1): 7–14. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.76.1.2 ResearchGateReference page. 

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aloidendron dichotomum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aloidendron dichotomum. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 21 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Aloidendron dichotomum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 21.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aloidendron dichotomum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Feb. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aloidendron dichotomum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 12 Aug 2006.

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