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

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 Ramp Wheel 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 Square Grillit 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.