Aloe welwitschii Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

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Synonyms: Chortolirion angolense (Baker) A. Berger
Haworthia angolensis Baker
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Derivation of specific name: welwitschii: named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872)
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Literature:

Carter, S. (2001). Aloaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Pages 51 - 53. As Chortolirion angolense (Includes a picture).

Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Smith, G.F., Crouch, N.R., Figueiredo, E., Rønsted, N., Van Wyk, A.E. (2013). A revised generic classification for Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae) Phytotaxa 76(1) Page 12.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 84. as Chortolirion angolense (pro parte)

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 116. as Chortolirion angolense

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Species information: Aloe welwitschii.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=213770, retrieved 18 April 2024

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