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Aloe dichotoma (Quiver tree)

Synonyms: Aloe dichotoma montana; Aloe montana; Aloe ramosa; Rhipidodendrum dichotomum

Wikipedia Abstract

Aloe dichotoma, also known as Quiver tree or Kokerboom, is a species of aloe indigenous to Southern Africa, specifically in the Northern Cape region, and Namibia. As of May 2011, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognizes three subspecies, A. dichotoma subsp. dichotoma, A. dichotoma subsp. pillansii and A. dichotoma subsp. ramosissima. These have also been treated as three separate species, A. dichotoma, A. pillansii and A.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen

Ecosystems

Predators

Duplachionaspis exalbida[3]
Separaspis capensis[4]

Distribution

Namibia to Cape Prov.; WC. Namibia to Northern Cape Prov.;

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Citations

Species recognized by Govaerts R., 06-Jan-2005, WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 3Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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