Kumara plicatilis

Common name: Fan Aloe, Waaier-aalwyn

Family: Asphodelaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Aloe plicatilis</i> Mill.

Country of Origin: South Africa

Description: Kumara plicatilis flowers are visited by a variety of insects, including bees and monkey beetles, though it is primarily nectar-feeding sunbirds which are the most effective at pollinating these plants.

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Source: Dan Downey

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Primarily winter-growing. Well-drained acidic sandy soils

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
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• Family: Asphodelaceae
• SubFamily: Asphodeloideae
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References:

1. Smith, G.F. and B. van Wyk. 2008. Aloes in Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
2. Klopper, Smith & Van Wyk, The correct name of Aloe plicatilis in Kumara (Xanthorrhoeaceae: Asphodeloideae) in Phytotaxa. 07/2013; 115(2):59-60. Accessed 13 August 2015.
3. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

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