Aloe × Inopinata Gideon F.SM., N.R.Crouch & Oosth., (Asphodelaceae) [Aloe arborescens Mill. × Aloe chortolirioides A.Berger Var. Chortolirioides] : a nothospecies from the Barberton Centre of Endemism, Eastern South Africa

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Smith, Gideon F.
Figueiredo, Estrela
Crouch, Neil R.
Oosthuizen, Delia
Klopper, Ronell Renett

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Cactus and Succulent Society of America

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The natural hybrid between Aloe arborescens Mill. and A. chortolirioides A.Berger var. chortolirioides (Asphodelaceae) is here formally described as a nothospecies, A. ×inopinata Gideon F.Sm., N.R.Crouch & Oosth. The hybrid occurs at Kamhlabane, about 37 km [22 miles] east of Barberton, as well as at Twello 373JU in the Barberton district, Mpumalanga. It has been known in horticulture for many years, following the introduction of wild-sourced material by Gilbert W. Reynolds.

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Aloe arborescens Mill., Asphodelaceae, Barberton Centre of Endemism, History, Natural hybrid, Nothospecies, Taxonomy, Aloe × Inopinata Gideon F.Sm., Aloe chortolirioides

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Smith, GF, Figueiredo, E, Crouch, NR, Oosthuizen, D & Klopper, RR 2016, 'Aloe × Inopinata Gideon F.SM., N.R.Crouch & Oosth., (Asphodelaceae) [Aloe arborescens Mill. × Aloe chortolirioides A.Berger Var. Chortolirioides]: a nothospecies from the Barberton Centre of Endemism, Eastern South Africa', Haseltonia, vol. 22, pp. 55-63.