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Aloe cameronii
bondana
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Castleburn Cliffs, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Castleburn Cliffs, Vumba
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Var bondana is distinguished by more elongated inflorescences and more clavate perianths, with the anthers and style exserted 10 mm, while var. cameronii has the anthers and style only exserted up to 5mm. |
| Notes: | This variety is supposed to be restricted to the Nyanga area. The type specimen is from the area near Bonda Mission. Specimens consistent with the characteristics of var. bondana have been found in Vumba (see photos). |
| Derivation of specific name: | cameronii: after Kenneth J. Cameron, Scottish planter in Malawi for the African Lakes Corporation; bondana: after Bonda Mission in Eastern Zimbabwe. |
| Habitat: | Bare granite outcrops in cracks and hollows, among boulders and in exposed situations with grass tussocks. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1585 - 2200 m |
| Flowering time: | May - July |
| Worldwide distribution: | Confined to the Nyanga (and possibly Vumba) areas of the E Highlands |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form: | P |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 30 September 2005 |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 125. |
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African Plant Database: Aloe cameroniiBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Aloe cameronii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aloe cameronii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Aloe cameronii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Aloe cameronii
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Aloe cameronii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aloe cameronii
JSTOR Plant Science: Aloe cameronii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Aloe cameronii
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Aloe cameronii
Tropicos: Aloe cameronii
West African Plants database: Aloe cameronii
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