A synoptic review of the aloes (Asphodelaceae, Alooideae) of KwaZulu-Natal, an ecologically diverse province in eastern South Africa
dc.contributor.author | Klopper, Ronell Renett | |
dc.contributor.author | Crouch, Neil R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, Gideon F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-20T12:43:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-04-20T12:43:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-03-12 | |
dc.description.abstract | The KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa has a varied topography, geology and climate and presents diverse habitats that support a rich and diverse flora. Aloes are well represented in KwaZulu-Natal, with four genera [Aloe L., Aloiampelos Klopper & Gideon F.Sm., Aloidendron (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. and Aristaloe Boatwr. & J.C.Manning] and 49 taxa occurring in the province. Fourteen of these are endemic and eleven near-endemic to the province. A floristic treatment of the aloes of KwaZulu-Natal is presented in the form of a synoptic review. Included are an identification key to the aloes that occur naturally in the province, species-level distribution maps and accompanying images, so providing for the first time, an atlas of aloe occurrence in this part of the subcontinent. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Plant Production and Soil Science | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2021 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | https://phytokeys.pensoft.net | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Klopper RR, Crouch NR, Smith GF, Van Wyk AE (2020) A synoptic review of the aloes (Asphodelaceae, Alooideae) of KwaZulu-Natal, an ecologically diverse province in eastern South Africa. PhytoKeys 142: 1–88. https://DOI.org/ 10.3897/phytokeys.142.48365. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 1314-2011 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1314-2003 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.142.48365 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79524 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/ | en_ZA |
dc.rights | Copyright Ronell R. Klopper et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Aloe | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Aloiampelos | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Aloidendron | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Conservation status | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Distribution map | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Maputaland-Pondoland- Albany hotspot | en_ZA |
dc.subject | KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | en_ZA |
dc.title | A synoptic review of the aloes (Asphodelaceae, Alooideae) of KwaZulu-Natal, an ecologically diverse province in eastern South Africa | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |