Aloe melanacantha

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Aloe melanacantha
Aloe melanacantha with a reddish colour due to drought
CITES Appendix II[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. melanacantha
Binomial name
Aloe melanacantha
Synonyms[2]

Aloe muricata Haw.

Aloe melanacantha (locally known as the goree) is a rare species of succulent plant in the family Asphodelaceae,[2] from the arid Namaqualand areas of the western part of South Africa.

Aloe melanacantha var. erinacea

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