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Aloe maculata

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Aloe maculata, known as the soap aloe or zebra aloe, is a species of aloe native to Southern Africa. Local people in South Africa know it informally as bontaalwyn in Afrikaans or lekhala in the Sesotho language. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 3
Scientific Name
Aloe maculata 4
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Aloe, Taxa
Source Aloe maculata (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Aloe maculata
Savanna, Biomes
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Found In

Africa

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Australia

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Brazil

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France

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Italy

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Lesotho

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Mauritius

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Portugal

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South Africa

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Spain

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Sources
1. Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Aloe maculata
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles)system profile
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"habitat": "Terrestrial"
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3. Aloe maculata (Wikipedia)
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 366388
    This plant gel is used traditionally as a remedy for many medicinal properties by local people like: Skin complaints, inflammation, respiratory system, muscular-skeletal system, circulation and endocr
  • Infobox: status
    CITES_A2
  • Child Taxon Of: Aloe, Taxobox
    Wikipedia taxobox field: genus = Aloe
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4. Wikipedia: Aloe maculata
Wikipedia
5. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Aloe maculata
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Plants For A Future: Aloe maculata
Plants For A Future
  • In Biome: Savanna, Habitats: bushveld and savanna, dry shrublands
    Bushveld and savanna: Common in dry shrublands and savanna ecosystems.
  • In Biome: Grassland, Habitats: rocky slopes, outcrops and grasslands
    Rocky slopes and outcrops, often growing on hillsides and rocky terrain with good drainage. Grasslands.
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