Aloidendron
| Aloidendron | |
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| Aloidendron dichotomum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Tribe: | Aloeae |
| Genus: | Aloidendron (Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.[1] |
Aloidendron is a genus of succulent plants in the subfamily Asphodeloideae. It was split off from the much larger genus Aloe in 2013.[1]
Taxonomy
Phylogenetic studies 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.[2]
Species
As of October 2017[update], the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts the following species:
- Aloidendron barberae (Dyer) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.
- Aloidendron dichotomum (Masson) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.
- Aloidendron eminens (Reynolds & P.R.O.Bally) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.
- Aloidendron pillansii (L.Guthrie) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.
- Aloidendron ramosissimum (Pillans) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.
- Aloidendron sabaeum (Schweinf.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning
- Aloidendron tongaense (van Jaarsv.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.
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References
- ^ a b "Aloidendron", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2017-10-15
- ^ Manning, John; Boatwright, James S.; Daru, Barnabas H.; Maurin, Olivier; Bank, Michelle van der (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
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