Asphodelaceae
Aloe

Aloe mitriformis Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 1 (1768), nom. cons. prop.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & WSW. Cape Prov. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

Baleares, France, Italy, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2025). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.700.2.5. epublication.
  • 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.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • (2009-continuously updated). African flowering plants database, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Villle de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria version 3.1 http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/. [Cited as Aloe perfoliata.]
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [Cited as Aloe perfoliata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/italianbotanist.15.105794. epublication.
  • (2025). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.700.2.5. epublication.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2023-continuously updated). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://www.europlusmed.org/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [[1]] K002845892 Yes
Cooper, T. South Africa K000256674 Type Yes
Cooper, J. [4] K002845894 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002845897 Yes
Cooper, J. [3] K002845896 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002845895 Yes
[J. Cooper] [3] K002845893 Yes
Cooper [s.n.] South Africa K002845900 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002845901 Yes

Sources

  • 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.
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images