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'''''Aloe tongaensis''''' is a species of [[plant]] in the genus ''[[Aloe]]'', native to sandy tropical coastal forests at the border between [[Mozambique]] and [[South Africa]].


'''''Aloidendron tongaense''''', formerly '''''Aloe tongaensis''''', is a species of [[plant]] in the genus ''[[Aloidendron]]'', native to sandy tropical coastal forests in [[KwaZulu-Natal]], at the [[Mozambique–South Africa border|border between Mozambique and South Africa]], and Mozambique. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Aloidendron tongaense (van Jaarsv.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125494-1 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}</ref>
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==Description and taxonomy==

It grows as a massive, branching tree, almost as tall as its larger and more widespread relative, the giant Tree Aloe ''[[Aloe barberae]]''. It looks similar to ''[[Aloe barberae]]'', however its leaves are slightly more yellow, and it produces bright red flowers.<ref>Ernst van Jaarsveld and Eric Judd (2016). ''TREE ALOES OF AFRICA'' ISBN: 978-0-620-64126-5</ref>
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<ref>VAN JAARSVELD, EJ 2010. Aloe tongaensis, a new species from Tongaland KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa, and a new sectional arrangement of the tree Aloe. 47 3:4–11.</ref><ref>REYNOLDS, GW 1950. The Aloe of South Africa. Trustees of the Aloes of South Africa Book Fund. Johannesburg, South Africa.</ref><ref>REYNOLDS, GW 1966. The aloes of tropical Africa and Madagascar. Trustees of the Aloes of South Africa Book Fund. Mbabane, Swaziland.</ref>
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It grows as a massive, branching tree, almost as tall as its larger and more widespread relative, the giant tree aloe ''[[Aloidendron barberae]]''. It looks similar to ''A.&nbsp;barberae'', however its leaves are slightly more yellow, and it produces bright red flowers.<ref>Ernst van Jaarsveld and Eric Judd (2016). ''Tree aloes of Africa''. {{ISBN|978-0-620-64126-5}}</ref><ref>Van Jaarsveld, EJ 2010. ''Aloe tongaensis'', a new species from Tongaland KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), and a new sectional arrangement of the tree aloes. 47 3:4–11.</ref><ref>Reynolds, GW 1950. The Aloes of South Africa. Trustees of the Aloes of South Africa Book Fund. Johannesburg, South Africa.</ref><ref>Reynolds, GW 1966. The aloes of tropical Africa and Madagascar. Trustees of the Aloes of South Africa Book Fund. Mbabane, Swaziland.</ref>

== Flowers ==
Orange flowers on a branched inflorescence that has a short raceme that are curved down. Tubular like all Aloidendron flowers.

== Gallery ==
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File:Aloidendron tongaense 6 (9436773198).jpg
File:Aloe tongaensis - RSA.jpg|Small plant in cultivation
File:Aloidendron tongaense 4 (9436773026).jpg
File:Aloidendron tongaense 5 (9436773118).jpg
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name=WCSP_488956>{{cite web |title=''Aloidendron tongaense'' |work=[[World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]] |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=488956 |access-date=2017-10-16}}</ref>
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==Sources==
* Thulin, M. 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/30747/all ''Aloe eminens'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded 20 August 2007.


[[Category:Endangered flora of Africa]]
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[[Category:Flora of Mozambique]]
[[Category:Aloe|tongaensis]]
[[Category:Trees of South Africa]]
[[Category:Near threatened plants]]
[[Category:Asphodeloideae]]
[[Category:Aloidendron]]




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Latest revision as of 22:31, 1 August 2023

Aloidendron tongaense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Tribe: Aloeae
Genus: Aloidendron
Species:
A. tongaense
Binomial name
Aloidendron tongaense
(van Jaarsv.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.[1]
The distribution of Aloidendron tongaense (dark green) in southern Africa
Synonyms[1]
  • Aloe tongaensis van Jaarsv.

Aloidendron tongaense, formerly Aloe tongaensis, is a species of plant in the genus Aloidendron, native to sandy tropical coastal forests in KwaZulu-Natal, at the border between Mozambique and South Africa, and Mozambique. [2]

Description

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It grows as a massive, branching tree, almost as tall as its larger and more widespread relative, the giant tree aloe Aloidendron barberae. It looks similar to A. barberae, however its leaves are slightly more yellow, and it produces bright red flowers.[3][4][5][6]

Flowers

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Orange flowers on a branched inflorescence that has a short raceme that are curved down. Tubular like all Aloidendron flowers.

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  • Small plant in cultivation
    Small plant in cultivation

References

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  1. ^ a b "Aloidendron tongaense". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  2. ^ "Aloidendron tongaense (van Jaarsv.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  3. ^ Ernst van Jaarsveld and Eric Judd (2016). Tree aloes of Africa. ISBN 978-0-620-64126-5
  4. ^ Van Jaarsveld, EJ 2010. Aloe tongaensis, a new species from Tongaland KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), and a new sectional arrangement of the tree aloes. 47 3:4–11.
  5. ^ Reynolds, GW 1950. The Aloes of South Africa. Trustees of the Aloes of South Africa Book Fund. Johannesburg, South Africa.
  6. ^ Reynolds, GW 1966. The aloes of tropical Africa and Madagascar. Trustees of the Aloes of South Africa Book Fund. Mbabane, Swaziland.


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