Asphodelaceae
Aloe

Aloe rivae Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 465 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to N. Kenya. It is a succulent perennial or chamaephyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya

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.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Aloes Trop. Afr. & Madag.: 114 (1966).
  • E.P. 38: 251 (1908);
  • F.T.A. 7: 465 (1898);
  • Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 20: 39 (1954)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 7, 1998 Friis, I.; et al. [9026] Ethiopia K000204430 Yes
Apr 7, 1998 Friis, I.; et al. [9026] Ethiopia K000204429 Yes
Jul 21, 1993 Strecker, J.E. [s.n.] Ethiopia K000204426 Yes
Reynolds, G.W. [7032] Ethiopia K000204427 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14366] Ethiopia K000204428 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14732] Ethiopia K:SPC-02333.000 No
Ash [1757] Ethiopia K:SPC-35911.000 No
Ruspoli; Riva [s.n.] Somalia K000256379 Type Yes
Riva; Ruspoli [1509] Somalia K000256380 Type Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13877] Kenya K:SPC-02330.000 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