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Aloe rhodesiana Rendle

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Synonyms:	Aloe eylesii Christian
Common names:	Zimbabwe grass aloe (English)
Frequency:	Local
Status:	Native
Description:	This Aloe often flowers early after fire, when the leaves and stem are burned.
Notes:	It is listed as Vulnerable, due to habitat destruction for commercial forestry or degradation from invasive species (pine, gum and wattle trees).
Derivation of specific name:	rhodesiana: of Rhodesia (Zimbabwe, or sometimes Zambia)
Habitat:	Montane grassland in the Eastern Highlands
Altitude range: (metres)	1200 - 2100 m
Flowering time:	Oct - Feb
Worldwide distribution:
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
Growth form:	P
Endemic status:
Red data list status:	Vulnerable
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
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Content last updated:	Friday 30 September 2005
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Other sources of information about Aloe rhodesiana:

Flora of Mozambique: Aloe rhodesiana
African Plant Database: Aloe rhodesiana
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Aloe rhodesiana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aloe rhodesiana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Aloe rhodesiana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Aloe rhodesiana
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Aloe rhodesiana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aloe rhodesiana
JSTOR Plant Science: Aloe rhodesiana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Aloe rhodesiana
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Aloe rhodesiana
Tropicos: Aloe rhodesiana
West African Plants database: Aloe rhodesiana

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