Asphodelaceae
Aloe

Aloe vituensis Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 458 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. South Sudan to N. Kenya. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Carter, S. (1994). Aloaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-60.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Carter, S., Lavranos, J.J., Newton, L.E. & Walker, C.C. (2011). Aloes. The definitive guide: 1-720. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P. 38: 261 (1908);
  • F.T.A. 7: 458 (1898);
  • Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 36:57 (1970).
  • Reynolds, Aloes Trop. Afr. & Madag.: 529 (1966);

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 15, 1994 Newton, L.E.; Powys, G. [1994] Sudan K000204920 Yes
Aug 20, 1992 Brandham, P.E. [1794] Kenya K000211002 Yes
Jul 23, 1991 Brandham, P.E. [2073] Kenya K000211003 Yes
Newton, L.E. [3798] Kenya K000210998 No
Newton, L.E.; Carter, S.; Powys, G. [4146] Kenya K000211000 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13660] Kenya K:SPC-02342.000 No
Leach, L.C. [899] Kenya K000211005 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [7196] Kenya K000211004 Yes
Newton, L.E.; Powys, G. [3670] Kenya K000210995 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13660] Kenya K000210996 Yes
Newton, L.E.; Powys, G. [3569] Kenya K000210999 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0