Taxon

Gonialoe variegata

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Common name: Bont-aalwyn, Kanniedood, Partridge breast aloe, Tiger aloe, Variegated aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae
Synonym: Aloe ausana, Aloe punctata, Aloe variegata, Aloe variegata var. haworthii
Distribution: Namibia, South Africa
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Succulent plant
Comments: This plant was one of the species cultivated in the Dutch East India Company's garden in Cape Town in 1695. The plants are remarkably resistant to desiccation, whence the vernacular name “kanniedood” (Afrikaans for cannot die).
Links: iSpot • Red List of South African Plants

Locations

  • 1: Arid House 1 • Accession: 2013-414/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
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