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The natural hybrid between Aloe claviflora and A. ferox (Asphodelaceae [subfam. Asphodeloideae] tr. Aloeae) described as A. ×bornmanii

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Aloe ×bornmanii (Asphodelaceae [subfam. Asphodeloideae] tr. Aloeae), the hybrid between A. claviflora and A. ferox, is described from South Africa’s Groot Karoo. Aloe claviflora flowers predominantly in late-winter to spring and A. ferox in mid- to late-winter. In places where the natural distribution ranges of the two species overlap and where early-flowering A. claviflora and late-flowering A. ferox plants co-occur, the hybrid between the two species is often encountered.

Source: Phytotaxa

Authors: GIDEON F. SMITH, RONELL R. KLOPPER

Institutions: Nelson Mandela University, South African National Biodiversity Institute, University of Pretoria

Language: English

Topic: Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4412401159

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