Aloe khamiesensis Pillans is a plant in the Asphodelaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Aloe khamiesensis Pillans

Aloe khamiesensis Pillans

Aloe khamiesensis is an Aloe species endemic to dry interior regions of western South Africa, closely related to Aloe microstigma.

Family
Genus
Aloe
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Aloe khamiesensis Pillans

Aloe khamiesensis, also known as Khamiesberg aloe and called tweederly in Afrikaans, is a plant species belonging to the genus Aloe. This species is endemic to South Africa, found growing in the dry western interior regions of Namaqualand and Bushmanland. It is closely related to Aloe microstigma, a species that occurs in and around the Little Karoo to the south, as well as to Aloe microstigma subsp. framesii, which occurs to the west along the Namaqualand coast.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Asphodelaceae Aloe

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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