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Succulent taxonomic card

Aloe maculata

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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 · Auct. Syn. Meth. Stirp. Hort. Regii Taur.: 13 (1773)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Aloe gasterioides Baker
  • Aloe grahamii Schönland
  • Aloe latifolia (Haw.) Haw.
  • Aloe leptophylla N.E.Br. ex Baker
  • Aloe leptophylla var. stenophylla Baker
  • Aloe macracantha Baker
  • Aloe maculosa Lam.
  • Aloe obscura var. glaucior Haw.
  • Aloe obscura var. magnidens Haw.
  • Aloe picta var. major Willd.
  • Aloe saponaria var. ficksburgensis Reynolds · homotypic synonym
  • Aloe saponaria var. latifolia Haw.
  • Aloe saponaria var. luteostriata Haw.
  • Aloe spuria A.Berger
  • Aloe trichotoma Colla
  • Aloe umbellata DC.

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Aloe maculata subsp. ficksburgensis (Reynolds) Gideon F.Sm. & Figueiredo
  • Aloe maculata subsp. maculata

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