Aloidendron

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Aloidendron
QuiverTree-Namibia-2015.JPG
Aloidendron dichotomum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Tribe: Aloeae
Genus: Aloidendron
(A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. [1]
Type species
Aloidendron barberae
The Tree Aloes of Southern Africa - Aloidendron.png
The distribution of Aloidendron in southern Africa.

Aloidendron is a genus of succulent plants in the subfamily Asphodeloideae. [2] It was split off from the much larger genus Aloe in 2013. [1]

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Taxonomy

Phylogenetic studies indicated that several species that were traditionally classed as members of the genus Aloe were genetically distinct and comprised an entirely separate clade. In 2013, the species were accordingly split off as a separate genus, Aloidendron, a decision that was confirmed by Manning et al. in 2014. [3]

Range

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Species

As of October 2017, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts the following species:

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Aloe bainesii.JPG Aloidendron barberae (Dyer) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.Eastern Cape through the former Transkei, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and Mpumalanga; and northwards to Mozambique and East Africa
Kocherbaum Kocherbaumwald 01.JPG Aloidendron dichotomum (Masson) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.north of Keetmanshoop, in Namibia. Northern Cape of South Africa at Gannabos.
Aloe Eminens (3617434252).jpg Aloidendron eminens (Reynolds & P.R.O.Bally) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.the northern area around Erigavo,Somalia.
Aloe pillansii.JPG Aloidendron pillansii (L.Guthrie) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.Namibia and South Africa
Aloe ramosissima 2.jpg Aloidendron ramosissimum (Pillans) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.between South Africa and Namibia
Aloe gillilandi - Botanischer Garten Munchen-Nymphenburg - DSC08141.JPG Aloidendron sabaeum (Schweinf.) Boatwr. & J.C.ManningSaudi Arabia and Yemen
Aloe tongaensis - RSA.jpg Aloidendron tongaense (van Jaarsv.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.KwaZulu-Natal, at the border between Mozambique and South Africa

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<i>Aloidendron barberae</i> Species of tree

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References

  1. 1 2 "Aloidendron", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2017-10-15
  2. "Aloidendron (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  3. Manning, John; Boatwright, James S.; Daru, Barnabas H.; Maurin, Olivier & Bank, Michelle van der (2014), "A Molecular Phylogeny and Generic Classification of Asphodelaceae Subfamily Alooideae: A Final Resolution of the Prickly Issue of Polyphyly in the Alooids?", Systematic Botany, 39 (1): 55–74, doi:10.1600/036364414X678044, S2CID   86714657