The taxonomic history and application of the name Aloe ×schoenlandii Baker (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae), a hybrid between Aloe maculata All. and Aloe striata Haw., is reviewed. It is shown that the name Aloe ×schimperi Tod., which predates the name Aloe ×schoenlandii by several decades, refers to the same hybrid and should be adopted. The name Aloe ×paxii is also discussed and its application resolved. The name Aloe ×schimperi is lectotypified.
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1 December 2016
Aloe ×Schimperi tod. (Aloe maculata all. × Aloe striata Haw.), the Earliest Name Applicable to the Common and Invasive Nothospecies Known as Aloe ×Schoenlandii Baker (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae)
Estrela Figueiredo,
Gideon F. Smith
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Haseltonia
Vol. 2016 • No. 22
December 2016
Vol. 2016 • No. 22
December 2016
Aloe ×paxii
Aloe ×schimperi
Aloe ×schoenlandii
Aloe maculata
Aloe striata
Alooideae
Asphodelaceae