Asphodelaceae
Kumara

Kumara plicatilis (L.) G.D.Rowley

First published in Alsterworthia Int., Special Issue 10: 3 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It is a succulent shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

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

  • Court, D. (2000). Succulent Flora of Southern Africa, Revised Edition. A.A. Balkema, Cape Town.
  • Curtis, W. (1799). Aloe plicatilis. Curtis’s Bot. Mag. 13: t. 457.
  • Phillips, R. & Rix, M. (1998). Conservatory and Indoor Plants, Volume 2. Pan Books Ltd, London.
  • Reynolds, T. (ed.) (2004). Aloes: The genus Aloe. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants – Industrial Profiles. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (2008) Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1.
  • Van Wyk, B.-E. & Smith, G.F. (1996). Guide to the Aloes of South Africa. Briza Publications, Pretoria.
  • World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2011). Aloe plicatilis. Published on the Internet by the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • 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

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0