Aloe cryptopoda

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Aloe cryptopoda
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. cryptopoda
Binomial name
Aloe cryptopoda
Synonyms
  • Aloe wickensii Pole-Evans
  • Aloe wickensiivar. lutea Reynolds
  • Aloe wickensii var. wickensii

Aloe cryptopoda (synonym: Aloe wickensii), sometimes called "Dr. Kirk's Aloe", [1] is a species of succulent flowering plant in the Asphodelaceae family. [2] It is found in southeastern Africa, from southern Tanzania, in the north, south to Botswana (Mokolodi Nature Reserve), [3] Eswatini (Hlane Royal National Park), [4] Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. [5] [1] In South Africa (the likely southern limit of its distribution), the species is primarily found in the northernmost province of the country (Limpopo). [6] Aloe cryptopoda may also be found in and around Kruger National Park. [1]

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References

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