Asphodelaceae
Aloe

Aloe volkensii Engl.

First published in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 141 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Rwanda to E. Tropical Africa. It is a succulent shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Geerinck, D.J.L. (2015). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Asphodelaceae: 1-43. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • 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.
  • Geerinck, D.J.L. (2015). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Asphodelaceae: 1-43. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E. Afr.: 417 (1987).
  • E.P. 38: 249 (1908);
  • E.P. 38:249 (1908).
  • F.T.A. 7:457 (1898);
  • F.T.A. 7:466(1898);
  • P.O.A. C: 141 (1895);
  • Reynolds, Aloes Trop. Afr. & Madag.: 327 (1966);
  • T.T.C.L.: 264 (1949);

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 14, 1991 Stuhlmann [21] Tanzania K000256480 Type Yes
Nov 14, 1991 Stuhlmann [21] Tanzania K000256481 Isotype Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2944] Tanzania K:SPC-17215.000 No
Robertson, S.A. [6706] Kenya K000210789 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [12713] Kenya K000210792 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2944] Tanzania K000210776 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [5160] Tanzania K002994772 Yes
Newton, L.E. [4007] Tanzania K000210779 Yes
Harris, B.J.; Harris, S. [300] Tanzania K000210780 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6428] Tanzania K000210781 Yes
Newton [3770] Kenya K000210783 Yes
Newton, L.E. [3902] Kenya K000210788 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [5160] Tanzania K002994771 Yes
Robertson [6379] Kenya K000210793 Yes
Newton, L.E. [3770] Kenya K000210787 Yes
Robertson; Luke [6707] Kenya K000210785 Yes
Reynolds, G.W. [8792] Tanzania K000210794 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6424] Tanzania K000210782 Yes
Bally [12288] Tanzania K000210796 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6516] Tanzania K000210775 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [5202] Tanzania K002994770 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [6379] Kenya K000210790 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [521A] Kenya Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994768 Yes
Cree, C.S. [256] Uganda Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994760 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [3234] Uganda Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994758 Yes
Paulo, S. [713] Kenya Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994766 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [6559] Tanzania Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994776 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [403] Tanzania Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994782 Yes
Reynolds [8805] Tanzania Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994778 Yes
Troupin, C. [6176] Rwanda Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994339 Yes
Jarrett, J. [150] Uganda Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994757 Yes
Reynolds, G.W. [7500] Uganda Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994759 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10351] Tanzania Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K000256482 Type Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B10605] Tanzania Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994779 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B10605] Tanzania Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994780 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P596] Uganda Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994762 Yes
Sheldrick, D. [CM12921] Kenya Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994765 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [6559] Tanzania Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994774 Yes
Troupin, C. [6176] Rwanda Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994340 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994775 Yes
Reynolds, G.W. [7500] Uganda Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994763 Yes
Reynolds [8805] Tanzania Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994777 Yes
Thorne [1/75] Kenya Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994764 Yes
Paulo [696] Kenya Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994767 Yes
Michelmore [1349] Uganda Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994761 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [403] Tanzania Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994783 Yes
Lebrun, J. [9700] Rwanda Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994341 Yes
Kisaka, Z.N. [8043] Tanzania Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994773 Yes
[J. Horte] [3/75] Kenya Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994769 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [403] Tanzania Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis K002994781 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

    • '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 2025. 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 2025. 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