Aloe cameronii Hemsl.
var. cameronii

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Aloe cameronii var. cameronii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Castleburn Cliffs, Vumba

Aloe cameronii var. cameronii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Castleburn Cliffs, Vumba

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Synonyms:
Common names: Cameron's ruwari aloe (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Shrubby plant with lax rosettes. The leaves turn deep coppery red in the dry season.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: cameronii: after Kenneth J. Cameron, Scottish planter in Malawi for the African Lakes Corporation.
Habitat:
Altitude range:
Flowering time:May - July
Worldwide distribution:
Malawi distribution: C,S
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Literature:

Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 192 - 193. (Includes a picture).

Carter, S. (2001). Aloaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Pages 89 - 91. (Includes a picture).

Lane, S.S. (2004). A Field Guide to the Aloes of Malawi Umdaus Press, Hatfield South Africa. Pages 8 - 10. (Includes a picture).

Linley, K. & Baker, B. (1972). Flowers of the Veld Bundu Series Longman Zimbabwe Page 14. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 84.

West, O. (1974). A Field Guide to the Aloes of Rhodesia. Longman, Salisbury Pages 95 - 97. (Includes a picture).

White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 14. as Aloe cameronii

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aloe cameronii
African Plant Database: Aloe cameronii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aloe cameronii
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aloe cameronii
JSTOR Plant Science: Aloe cameronii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aloe cameronii
Plants of the World Online: Aloe cameronii
Tropicos: Aloe cameronii
Wikipedia: Aloe cameronii


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Aloe cameronii var. cameronii.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113790, retrieved 13 November 2024

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