Asphodelaceae
Aloidendron

Aloidendron dichotomum (Masson) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

First published in Phytotaxa 76: 9 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central & S. Namibia to N. Cape Prov. It is a succulent tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Namibia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Foden, W. et al. (2007). A changing climate is eroding the geographical range of the Namib Desert tree Aloe through population declines and dispersal lags. Diversity and Distributions. 13: 645-653.
  • Lindsey, K.L., Jager, A.K., Viljoen, A.M. (2002). Cyclooxygenase inhibitory activity of Aloe species. South African Journal of Botany. 68: 47-50.
  • Reynolds, G.W. (1950). The Aloes of South Africa. Aloes of the World Book Fund, Johannesburg.
  • Van Den Eynden, V., Vernemmen, P., Van Damme, P. (1992). The Ethnobotany of the Topnaar. Universiteit Gent, Gent.
  • Van Zyl, R.L., Viljoen, A.M. (2002). In vitro activity of Aloe extracts against Plasmodium falciparum. South African Journal of Botany. 68: 106-110.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Reynolds, G.W. [2267] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845674 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [s.n.] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845681 Yes
Tölken, H.; Hardy, D. [632] Namibia Aloe dichotoma K002845689 Yes
s.coll. [800] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845679 Yes
Theron, G.C. [299] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845673 Yes
Hardy, D.S. [334] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845675 Yes
s.coll. [2254] Namibia Aloe dichotoma K002845683 Yes
Barnes [s.n.] Namibia Aloe dichotoma K002845684 Yes
Schinz, H. [1] Namibia Aloe dichotoma K002845691 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [3384] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845682 Yes
[J. P. H] [5790] Aloe dichotoma K002845671 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845676 Yes
Seydel, R. [294] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845690 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2352] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K001739776 Yes
Reynolds, G.W. [5400] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845672 Yes
Schlieben [9110] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845680 Yes
s.coll. [2257] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845677 Yes
Wyley, A. [s.n.] Namibia Aloe dichotoma K002845687 Yes
[H. Rantely] [s.n.] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845688 Yes
[Hopney] [800] South Africa Aloe dichotoma K002845678 Yes
[F. v. d. Merwe] [23271] Namibia Aloe dichotoma K002845686 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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