Accession Data

Kumara plicatilis

Common Name: Fan Aloe, Waaier-aalwyn

Family: Asphodelaceae

Synonym(s): Aloe plicatilis 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.

Accession Data

Accession #: 201000029

Accession Date: 2010-03-11 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2111

Quantity: 1

Source: Dan Downey

Culture: Primarily winter-growing. Well-drained acidic sandy soils

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Asphodelaceae

SubFamily: Asphodeloideae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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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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