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      A synoptic review of the aloes (Asphodelaceae, Alooideae) of KwaZulu-Natal, an ecologically diverse province in eastern South Africa

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          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.

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                Journal
                PhytoKeys
                PK
                Pensoft Publishers
                1314-2003
                1314-2011
                March 12 2020
                March 12 2020
                : 142
                : 1-88
                Article
                10.3897/phytokeys.142.48365
                38f36c66-b648-4a7b-a674-c0c37a14b06a
                © 2020

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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