| Author: |
Philip Miller, 1768 |
| Family: |
ALOACEAE* |
| Origin: |
Southern Cape Province, South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Minimum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
35
Centimetres |
| Height: |
4,5 Meters |
| Flower:
|
Yellow / Pink - Red |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Fan Aloe |
| Synonyms: |
Might be:
Kumara plicatilis,
G.D.Rowley,
2013.
Aloe disticha var. plicatilis, Carl Linnaeus, 1753.
Aloe flabelliformis, Salisb.
Aloe lingua, Thunb.
Aloe linguiformis, L.f.
Aloe plicatilis, Burm.f.
Aloe tripetala, Medik.
Kumara disticha, Medik.
Rhipidodendrum distichum, Willd.
Rhipidodendrum plicatile, Haw.
Aloe africana arborescens montana non spinosa folio
longissimo, plicatili, flore rubro, Heinrich Bernhard
Oldenland, 1695. |
This member of the
Aloaceae*
family was given this
name by Philip Miller in 1768. It is
found in the southern Cape Province, South Africa, growing in wintertime
in a acid, well drained soil with little water and some sun. The
plant can grow up to 4,5 meters with a stem of 35 centimetres, the flowers are yellow and pink
to red.
The genera name is the ancient
Greek and Latin name. The species name;
plicatilis means
'fan-like'.
')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Aloaceae is
now part of
the Asphodelaceae. |
