Aloe reitzii
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| Aloe reitzii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Aloe |
| Species: | A. reitzii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloe reitzii Reynolds, 1937 | |
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Aloe reitzii, the Reitz aloe, is a rare and endangered Southern African aloe. Two varieties are recognized: var. reitzii which only grows in the Tonteldoos valley, between Roossenekal and Dullstroom in the wild and var. vernalis which is found in the northern part of KwaZulu-Natal.[3][4] They are also thought to occur in Eswatini. The species is named after F.W. Reitz, the former president of the Orange Free State and state secretary of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek.[5]