Aloe schweinfurthii Baker

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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Sudan
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: schweinfurthii: after Dr Georg August Schweinfurth (1836-1925), German botanical collector and taxonomist.
Habitat: On rocky outcrops.
Altitude range: (metres) 0 - 500 m
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Worldwide distribution: Guinea, Mali, Burkina, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Uganda and Sudan-South Sudan.
Botanical divisions: VI,VII
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Literature:

Geerinck, D.J.L. (2015). Asphodelaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 17 - 18.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aloe schweinfurthii
African Plant Database: Aloe schweinfurthii
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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Aloe schweinfurthii.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=262580, retrieved 18 June 2026

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