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Aloe
maculata
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Common name:
Soap Aloe, אלווי עקוד, אלווי מוכתם, אלווי סבוני
Family:
Asphodelaceae (Asphodel)
Synonym:
Aloe
saponaria
Distribution:
South Africa, from Zimbabwe in the north, to the Cape of Good Hope in the south
Habitat:
Tolerates a wide range of habitats, from grassland to thicket and rocky outcrops, highly adaptable to different temperatures, from near the coast to higher altitudes in the mountains
Life form:
Perennial succulent
Description:
Stemless plant or with a stem up to 50 cm, growing solitary or in small clusters; 12-20 dark green, whitish spotted, 25-30 cm long leaves; brown, pungent toothed margins; 40-120 cm high, yellow, red or salmon-pink to orange coloured inflorescence with 3-7 branches. - Named Aloe maculata - in Latin "speckled" - referring to the whitish-spotted leaves. In the past also known as Aloe saponaria - meaning soap aloe - because its sap looks in water like sap lather. The seeds are reputedly poisonous.
Locations
1:
Africa: Afro-montane forest
(SAA4)
• Accession: 1910-1056/1
2:
Africa: E African coastal woodland
(SAW2)
• Accession: 1966-0203/1
3:
Africa: Karoo vegetation types and succulents
(SAK3)
• Accession: 1910-1190/1
4:
Africa: Karoo vegetation types and succulents
(SAK3)
• Accession: 1910-1191/1
5:
Africa: Karoo vegetation types and succulents
(SAK3)
• Accession: 1966-0203/2
6:
Africa: Tree and scrub savannah
(SAV5)
• Accession: 1910-1289/1
7:
Africa: Tree and scrub savannah
(SAV5)
• Accession: 1910-1290/1
8:
Africa: Tree and scrub savannah
(SAV5)
• Accession: 1910-1291/1
9:
Maze area
(MAZE)
• Accession: 1910-1181/1
Area
Individual