Aloidendron is a genus of succulent plants in the subfamily Asphodeloideae.[2] It was split off from the much larger genus Aloe in 2013.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Tribe: | Aloeae |
| Genus: | Aloidendron (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.[1] |
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| Aloidendron barberae | |
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| The distribution of Aloidendron in southern Africa. | |
Taxonomy edit
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Phylogenetic studies indicated that several species that were traditionally classed as members of the genus Aloe were genetically distinct and comprised an entirely separate clade. In 2013, the species were accordingly split off as a separate genus, Aloidendron, a decision that was confirmed by Manning et al. in 2014.[3]
Range edit
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Species edit
As of October 2017[update], the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts the following species:
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Aloidendron barberae (Dyer) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. | Eastern Cape through the former Transkei, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and Mpumalanga; and northwards to Mozambique and East Africa |
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Aloidendron dichotomum (Masson) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. | north of Keetmanshoop, in Namibia. Northern Cape of South Africa at Gannabos. |
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Aloidendron eminens (Reynolds & P.R.O.Bally) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. | the northern area around Erigavo,Somalia. |
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Aloidendron pillansii (L.Guthrie) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. | Namibia and South Africa |
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Aloidendron ramosissimum (Pillans) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. | between South Africa and Namibia |
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Aloidendron sabaeum (Schweinf.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning | Saudi Arabia and Yemen |
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Aloidendron tongaense (van Jaarsv.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. | KwaZulu-Natal, at the border between Mozambique and South Africa |
References edit
- ^ a b "Aloidendron", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2017-10-15
- ^ "Aloidendron (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ Manning, John; Boatwright, James S.; Daru, Barnabas H.; Maurin, Olivier & Bank, Michelle van der (2014), "A Molecular Phylogeny and Generic Classification of Asphodelaceae Subfamily Alooideae: A Final Resolution of the Prickly Issue of Polyphyly in the Alooids?", Systematic Botany, 39 (1): 55–74, doi:10.1600/036364414X678044, S2CID 86714657
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