Aloe humilis, also known as spider aloe[1] is a species of succulent plant in the genus Aloe. It is endemic to South Africa's Cape Province,[2] and is a low growing, short stemmed aloe with small spines and which grows in dense clusters.[3]

Aloe humilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. humilis
Binomial name
Aloe humilis
Synonyms

Haworthia ferox Poelln.
Haworthia fasciata var. armata
Catevala humilis (L.) Medik.
Aloe virens var. macilenta
Aloe virens Haw.
Aloe verrucosospinosa All.
Aloe tuberculata Haw.
Aloe subtuberculata Haw.
Aloe suberecta (Aiton) Haw.
Aloe perfoliata var. suberecta
Aloe perfoliata var. humilis
Aloe macilenta (Baker) G.Nicholson
Aloe incurva (Haw.) Haw.
Aloe humilis var. subtuberculata
Aloe humilis var. suberecta
Aloe humilis var. macilenta
Aloe humilis var. incurvata
Aloe humilis var. echinata
Aloe humilis var. candollei
Aloe humilis var. acuminata
Aloe echinata Willd.
Aloe acuminata var. major
Aloe acuminata Haw.

References

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  1. ^ "Aloe humilis (Spider Aloe)". World of Succulents. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Aloe humilis (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 6: n.º 10 (1771)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
  3. ^ Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.
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