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Accession Data

Aloe marlothii

Common Name: Mountain Aloe

Family: Asphodelaceae

Country of Origin: SE. Botswana to KwaZulu-Natal

Uses: Bitter yellow sap from the leaves is used for medicinal purposes. Dried leaves are ground for snuff.

Accession Data

Accession #: 201000102

Accession Date: 2010-09-14 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2206

Quantity: 1

Source: Silverhill Seeds

Provenance: Pietersburg area, South Africa

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Asphodelaceae

SubFamily: Asphodeloideae

References

  1. Smith, G.F. and van Wyk, B. 2008. Aloes in Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town
  2. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
  3. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 04 December, 2019.

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Aloe marlothii