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Accession Data:

Aloe polyphylla Pillans

  • Common Name: Spiral Aloe
  • Family: Asphodelaceae

  • Country of Origin: Lesotho (Maluti Mts.)
  • Habitat: Cold, high altitude grassland in Lesotho, among basaltic rocks.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201000101
  • Source: Silverhill Seeds
  • Accession Date: 09-14-2010
  • Bench: 2206 - XER:Namib / Karoo C
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-31-2025
  • Restrictions:
    • CITES Appendix I Listed Plant - Plants are not to leave Greenhouse!
    • Distribution Agreement (CBD or similar) - Plants do not leave Greenhouse/TLS w/o Manager approval!

Classification:

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

References (internal):

    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Lesotho

    References (external):

    1. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Last accessed on Wednesday, 04 December, 2019.
    2. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
    3. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 04 December, 2019.

    data regenerated on Tue, 06 May 2025 11:06:45 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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    W/C = Wild Collected
    = indicates flowering in past 14 days
    = images available for this accession
    = map available for this accession
    = accession added within past 90 days
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