Asphodelaceae
Aloe

Aloe citrina S.Carter & Brandham

First published in Bradleya 1: 21 (1983)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Ethiopia to NE. Kenya. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

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.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by J. Lavranos [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bradleya 1: 21 (1983).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 23, 1996 Sebsebe, D.; Ensermu, K. [2721] Ethiopia K000204805 No
Oct 23, 1996 Sebsebe, D.; Ensermu, K. [2741] Ethiopia K000204803 Yes
Oct 23, 1996 Sebsebe, D.; Ensermu, K. [2721] Ethiopia K000204804 No
Oct 23, 1996 Sebsebe, D.; Ensermu, K. [2741] Ethiopia K000204806 No
Jan 1, 1994 Gilbert, M.G.; et al. [8152] Ethiopia K000204802 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Gilbert, M.G.; et al. [8152] Ethiopia K000204801 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Reynolds, G.W. [7076] Ethiopia K000204800 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Carter, S. [807] Somalia K000204809 No
Jan 1, 1983 Ash, J. [2279] Ethiopia K000204808 No
Somali Medicinal Plant Project [SMP186] Somalia K000204810 No
Carter, S. [807] Somalia K:SPC-46694.000 No
Bally [17019] K002994881 Yes
Bally; Smith, A.R. [B14588] Kenya K002994884 Yes
Kuchar, P. [17361] Somalia K000204811 No
Bally; Melville [15287] Somalia K000256429 Holotype Yes
Bally; Melville [15287] Somalia K000256430 Type Yes
Ash [2279] Ethiopia K:SPC-35857.000 No
s.coll. [B17019] Kenya K002994882 Yes
Friis, I.; Weber, O.; Abebe, W.; Abubaker Atem; Ermias Getachew [15202] Ethiopia K002994398 Yes
Kilan, N.; Lobin W. [Kilan 1759; Lobin 6613] Somalia K000204812 No
Friis, I.; Weber, O.; Abebe, W.; Abubaker Atem; Ermias Getachew [15202] Ethiopia K002994399 Yes
Sandford, A.E. [Ash 2490] Ethiopia K000204799 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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