Aloidendron


Aloidendron is a genus of succulent plants in the subfamily Asphodeloideae. It was split off from the much larger genus Aloe in 2013.

Taxonomy

indicated that several species that were traditionally classed as members of the genus Aloe were genetically distinct and comprised an entirely separate clade. In 2013, the species were accordingly split off as a separate genus, Aloidendron, a decision that was confirmed by Manning et al. in 2014.

Species

, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts the following species:
ImageScientific nameDistribution
Aloidendron barberae Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.Eastern Cape through the former Transkei, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and Mpumalanga; and northwards to Mozambique and East Africa
Aloidendron dichotomum Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.north of Keetmanshoop, in Namibia. Northern Cape of South Africa at Gannabos.
Aloidendron eminens Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.the northern area around Erigavo,Somalia.
Aloidendron pillansii Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.Namibia and South Africa
Aloidendron ramosissimum Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.between South Africa and Namibia
Aloidendron sabaeum Boatwr. & J.C.ManningSaudi Arabia and Yemen
Aloidendron tongaense Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.KwaZulu-Natal, at the border between Mozambique and South Africa