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Aloe succotrina

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Aloe succotrina, the Fynbos aloe, is an aloe species endemic to Cape Town and the southwestern corner of the Western Cape, South Africa. 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 succotrina 4
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Aloe, Taxa
Source Aloe succotrina (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Fynbos, Ecosystems
Source Aloe succotrina (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Africa

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Algeria

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Brazil

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France

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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. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
3. Aloe succotrina (Wikipedia)
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 363722
    This species has uses as a medicinal plant. *Biodiversity of Cape Town *Cape Floristic Region *Index: Fynbos - habitats and species. *Table Mountain *Table Mountain National Park File:Aloe-succotrina
  • Infobox: status
    CITES_A2
  • In Ecosystem: Fynbos, Wikipedia intro: "Aloe succotrina, the Fynbos aloe, is an aloe which is endemic to Cape Town and the south-western corner of the Western Cape, So"
  • Child Taxon Of: Aloe, Introduction
    Aloe succotrina, the Fynbos aloe, is an aloe which is endemic to Cape Town and the south-western corner of the Western Cape, South Africa.
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4. Wikipedia: Aloe succotrina
Wikipedia
5. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Aloe succotrina
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
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