Aloe greatheadii var. davyana
(Schonland) Glen & D. S. Hardy
Veld aloe
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Description
It has a ring of 12 leaves 10-20 cm long by 10 cm wide. They are green and more pale underneath. There are white spot in bands. There are 1-3 flower stems 60-100 cm long, each with 3-5 branches near the base.
Edible Uses
Used as a vegetable.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Canada, Eswatini, North America, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Notes
Also put in the family Aloaceae. Also put in the family Asphodelaceae.
Synonyms
Aloe barbertoniae Pole-EvansAloe comosibracteata ReynoldsAloe davyana SchonlandAloe davyana var. subolifera Groenew.Aloe graciliflora Groenew.Aloe labiaflava Groenew.Aloe longibracteata Pole-EvansAloe mutans ReynoldsAloe verdoorniae Reynolds
References (1)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
