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| Aloe uigensis Gideon F. Sm. & T. Lautenschl., in Smith et Lautenschläger, 2021. |
Abstract
A new species of Aloe, A. uigensis (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), is described from northwestern Angola. It is a non-proliferous, single-stemmed species that bears narrowly elongated, acuminate racemes with orange to pale reddish flowers. Aloe uigensis is compared to some long-known as well as recently described species of Aloe from Angola, but does not have close relatives with which it can be confused in the country.
Ambuila, inselbergs, limestone rocks, taxonomy, Uíge, Monocots
Aloe uigensis Gideon F. Sm. & T. Lautenschl. 2021, sp. nov.
Etymology:— Aloe uigensis is named for the province of Uíge in northern Angola, from where the type specimen was collected.
Gideon F. SMITH and Thea LAUTENSCHLÄGER. 2021. Aloe uigensis (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), A New Species from northwestern Angola. Phytotaxa. 521(3); 227-231. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.521.3.8
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