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Succulent taxonomic card

Aloe megalacantha

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Order
Asparagales
Family
Asphodelaceae
Genus
Aloe

Name and source scope

Accepted name in WCVP 16, 4 June 2026 edition. This card documents nomenclature. Inclusion in the succulent scope is supported by the cited source. [27-WWW]

First publication of the name · Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 469 (1898)

Plants of the World Online [2-WWW]

Synonyms and earlier names

  • Aloe magnidentata I.Verd. & Christian

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Aloe megalacantha subsp. alticola M.G.Gilbert & Sebsebe
  • Aloe megalacantha subsp. megalacantha

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