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Aloiampelos
Sign in to saveAloiampelos (combination of 'Aloe' and 'ampelos'=vine or creeper), formerly '''Aloe ser. Macrifoliae (the climbing-aloes''') is a genus of succulent plants in the subfamily Asphodeloideae, comprising seven species found in Southern Africa. They are typically multi-branched climbing or sprawling shrubs, with long spindly stems and a large woody base on the ground. These characteristics, as well as their soft, narrow, triangular leaves whose lower part ensheathes the stem, make them easy to distinguish.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsphodelaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Collections
- NY
- Recorded in
- Namibia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Asphodeloideae
- Image
- Aloe tenuior var tenuior - South Africa 3.JPG
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- taxon name
- Aloiampelos
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Aloiampelos
- taxon common name
- 蔓芦荟属
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
- Distribution
- Regional adaptations
- Cultivation
- References
Aloiampelos (combination of 'Aloe' and 'ampelos'=vine or creeper), formerly '''Aloe ser. Macrifoliae (the climbing-aloes') is a genus of succulent plants in the subfamily Asphodeloideae, comprising seven species found in Southern Africa. They are typically multi-branched climbing or sprawling shrubs, with long spindly stems and a large woody base on the ground. These characteristics, as well as their soft, narrow, triangular leaves whose lower part ensheathes the stem, make them easy to distinguish.
The genus is centered in the Eastern Cape, South Africa where they are also particularly common. A few rare species also occur in isolated pockets further west in the fynbos vegetation of the Western Cape.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aloiampelos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.