Aloiampelos ciliaris

Common name: Klimaalwyn, Klouteraalwyn, Rank-aalwyn, Climbing aloe, Sabila china

Family: Asphodelaceae

Synonym: Aloe ciliaris, Aloe ciliaris var. tidmarshii

Distribution: Eastern Cape

Habitat: Fynbos, grassland and thicket

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Succulent plant

Usage: Horticultural

Comments: They can be differentiated from other climbing aloes by the soft, white, hair-like ("ciliaris" means "hair") margins of the leaves.

Links: iSpot • Red List of South African Plants • Wikipedia

1: Arid house 2, outside beds (Arid House 2 - out) • Accession: 2013-233/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2: Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance (Millstream) • Accession: 1999-394/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded
3: Upper garden, rockeries (Ur) • Accession: 1999-394/3 • Provenance: Unrecorded
4: Upper garden, rockeries (Ur) • Accession: 1999-463/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
5: Upper garden, rockeries (Ur) • Accession: 1999-729/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa