Asphodelaceae
Aloe

Aloe confusa Engl.

First published in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 141 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to NE. Tanzania. It is a succulent shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

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.
  • Carter, S., Lavranos, J.J., Newton, L.E. & Walker, C.C. (2011). Aloes. The definitive guide: 1-720. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Carter, S. (1994). Aloaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-60.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P. 38: 272 (1908);
  • F.T.A. 7:464 (1898);
  • P.O.A.C: 141 (1895);
  • Reynolds, Aloes Trop. Afr. & Madag.: 165 (1966).
  • T.T.C.L.: 264 (1949), excl. Greenway 2252;

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 26, 1992 Christians, T. [639] Tanzania K000210893 Yes
Aug 26, 1992 Bally [1089] Tanzania K000210891 Yes
Jul 23, 1990 Carter; Newton; Brandham, P.E.; Abdullah [2231] Tanzania K000210890 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Bigger, M. [1990] Tanzania K000210888 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [6372] Kenya K000210887 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6426] Tanzania K000210892 Yes
Newton, L.E. [3481] Kenya K000210886 Yes
Reynolds, G.W. [8784] Tanzania K000210889 Yes

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/

  • 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