Kumara plicatilis (L.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Common Name: Fan Aloe, Waaier-aalwyn
Family: Asphodelaceae
Synonym(s): Aloe plicatilis Mill.

Country of Origin: South Africa
Habitat: Rocky sites in mountains with fynbos vegetation.

Description: Kumara plicatilis flowers are visited by a variety of insects, including bees and monkey beetles, though it is primarily nectar-feeding sunbirds which are the most effective at pollinating these plants.

Culture: Primarily winter-growing. Well-drained acidic sandy soils

Accession Data:

Accession # 201000029
Source: Dan Downey
Accession Date: 03-11-2010
Bench: 2111 - MED:Fynbos C
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-27-2025
Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
SubClass: monocots
Order: Asparagales
SubOrder:
Family: Asphodelaceae
SubFamily: Asphodeloideae
Tribe:
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
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2011

References (internal):

Bird Pollination (ornithophily)

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces

References (external):

Smith, G.F. and B. van Wyk. 2008. Aloes in Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
Klopper, Smith & Van Wyk, The correct name of Aloe plicatilis in Kumara (Xanthorrhoeaceae: Asphodeloideae) in Phytotaxa. 07/2013; 115(2):59-60. Accessed 13 August 2015.
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

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