The correct names for species of aloe sect. Chortolirion (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae)

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Klopper, Ronell Renett
Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-
Figueiredo, Estrela
Grace, Olwen Megan
Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam)

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International Association for Plant Taxonomy

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The correct names and synonymy for species of Aloe sect. Chortolirion (A. Berger) Boatwr. & J.C. Manning (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) are provided. This treatment recognises four species in this section, namely A. welwitschii, A. barendii, A. jeppeae and A. subspicata. Aloe subspicata and A. welwitschii are treated as conspecific by some authors.

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Aloe, Alooideae, Asphodelaceae, Chortolirion, Haworthia, Synonymy

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Klopper, RR, Smith, GF, Figueiredo, E, Grace, OM & Van Wyk, AE 2013, 'The correct names for species of aloe sect. Chortolirion (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae)', Taxon, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 1266-1267.