Aloe aristata
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Aristaloe is a genus of evergreen flowering perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae from Southern Africa. Its sole species is Aristaloe aristata, known as guinea-fowl aloe or lace aloe.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsphodelaceae
Common Name: torch plant
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Collections
- DES, DOV, USCH, K, NY, MNHN
- Recorded in
- South Africa, United States, CuraçAo
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- Aristaloe aristata
- taxon name
- Aloe aristata
- taxon common name
- resasta aloja
- short name
- A. aristata
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- Naming and taxonomy
- Description
- Distribution
- Cultivation
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Aristaloe is a genus of evergreen flowering perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae from Southern Africa. Its sole species is Aristaloe aristata, known as guinea-fowl aloe or lace aloe.
==Naming and taxonomy== thumb|Rosette This species is known locally as "serelei" (Sesotho for "slippery one") or "langnaaldaalwyn" (Afrikaans for "long-spined aloe"). In English it is usually known as the "lace aloe" or "guinea-fowl aloe".
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