Gonialoe
Gonialoe (the partridge aloes) is a small genus of three succulent plant species—Gonialoe dinteri, Gonialoe sladeniana and Gonialoe variegata—endemic to coastal South Africa, Namibia and Angola. They were formerly included within the larger, related genus Aloe.
Gonialoe | |
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Gonialoe variegata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asphodelaceae |
Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
Tribe: | Aloeae |
Genus: | Gonialoe (Baker) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning |
Type species | |
Gonialoe variegata (L.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning | |
Species | |
Distribution map of the three Gonialoe species. G. dinteri G. sladeniana G. variegata |
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