Aloidendron ramosissimum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloidendron
Species: Aloidendron ramosissimum
Name

Aloidendron ramosissimum (Pillans) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm., Phytotaxa 76: 9 (2013).
Synonyms

Basionym
Aloe ramosissima Pillans, J. S. African Bot. 5: 66 (1939).
Homotypic
Aloe dichotoma var. ramosissima (Pillans) Glen & D.S.Hardy, Fl. S. Afr. 5(1: 1): 142 (2000).
Aloe dichotoma subsp. ramosissima (Pillans) Zonn., Bradleya 20: 10 (2002).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Aloidendron ramosissimum

Continental: Africa
Regional: Southern Africa
Cape Provinces, Namibia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Smith, G.F., Crouch, N.R., Figueiredo, E., Rønsted, N. & Van Wyk, A.E. 2013. A revised generic classification for Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae). Phytotaxa 76(1): 7–14. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.76.1.2 Open access ResearchGateReference page.
IUCN: Aloe pillansii L.Guthrie (Critically Endangered)

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aloidendron ramosissimum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aloidendron ramosissimum. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 21 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Aloidendron ramosissimum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 21.
Tropicos.org 2019. Aloidendron ramosissimum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Feb. 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aloidendron ramosissimum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 12 Aug 2006.

Aloidendron ramosissimum, formerly Aloe ramosissima, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is endemic to the Richtersveld at the border between South Africa and Namibia, where it grows on desert slopes and in ravines.[1] Its common name is maiden's quiver tree.[1]

Its habitat may be threatened by mining and overgrazing.[1]

It is similar to Aloidendron dichotomum, but bushier and shorter in stature, rarely exceeding 60 centimeters in height.[1] It might not be a distinct species;[1] it has been treated as a variety and a subspecies of A. dichotomum.[2]

References
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Hilton-Taylor, C. (1998). "Aloidendron ramosissimum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31156A9610019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31156A9610019.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
"Aloidendron ramosissimum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2017-10-16.