Gonialoe

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Gonialoe
Species: G. dinteri – G. sladeniana – G. variegata
Name

Gonialoe (Baker) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning, Syst. Bot. 39: 69 (2014)

Type species: Gonialoe variegata (L.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning, Syst. Bot. 39: 69 (2014)

Synonyms

Homotypic
Aloe sect. Serrulatae Salm-Dyck, Aloes Mesembr. 3: 20. (1840)

References

Manning, J.C. Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. & van der Bank, M. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and generic classification of Asphodelaceae subfamily Alooideae: a final resolution of the prickly issue of polyphyly in the alooids? Systematic Botany 39(1): 55–74. DOI: 10.1600/036364414X678044 ResearchGate Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Gonialoe in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Gonialoe. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2017.

Gonialoe (the partridge aloes) is a small genus of three succulent plant species, indigenous to South Africa, Namibia and Angola. They were formerly included within the related genus Aloe. The three species are Gonialoe variegata, Gonialoe sladeniana, Gonialoe dinteri.[1]
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Taxonomy

The genus Aloe was found to be polyphyletic. It was accordingly divided into different genera: Aloe, Kumara, Aloiampelos, and Gonialoe, among others. Several recent phylogenetic studies have confirmed this division, and shown that Aloe actually consists of several relatively unrelated groups.

The same studies suggested that the closest relatives of this proposed genus were the related genera Astroloba and Tulista.[2]
Species


The three species of this genus can easily be recognised by their compact, triangular leaves forming three vertical or spiraling ranks (trifarious).[3]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Gonialoe dinteri (A.Berger) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning	Namibia
	Gonialoe sladeniana (Pole-Evans) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning	central Namibia, south-west of Windhoek
	Gonialoe variegata (L.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning	South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Free State.)

References

"Gonialoe (Baker) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
Manning, John; Boatwright, James S.; Daru, Barnabas H.; Maurin, Olivier; van der Bank, Michelle. (2014) "A Molecular Phylogeny and Generic Classification of Asphodelaceae subfamily Alooideae: A Final Resolution of the Prickly Issue of Polyphyly in the Alooids?" Systematic Botany 39(1), pp. 55-74
Molteno, S. (2022) "Phyllotaxis in Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae: a tool in taxon delimitation." Haseltonia 28(1), https://doi.org/10.2985/026.028.0107