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Aloe africana

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales > Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae > Genus: Aloe

Aloe africana Aloe africana

Aloe africana. [photo John E. Burrows ©]

Aloe africana Aloe africana

Aloe africana. [photos John E. Burrows ©]

 Publications

  • Holzapfel, C.W., Wessels, P.L., Van Wyk, B.-E., Marais, W. & Portwig, M. 1997. Chromone and aloin derivatives from Aloe broomii, A. africana and A. speciosa. Phytochemistry 45: 97–102.