Table 1 in Summer-flowering species of maculate Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) in the Aloe zebrina-complex from South Africa: reinstatement of four names, and description of A. braamvanwykii Gideon F. Sm. & Figueiredo

Table 1. Characters used to distinguish among the species in the Aloe zebrina -complex of summer flowering maculate aloes. CharacterA. ammophilaA. braamvanwykiiA. komatiensisA. lettyaeA. transvaalensisA. vandermerweiA. zebrinaMain geographical distribution rangeNorth-central South Africa from around, and north of, PolokwaneSouthern North- West Province of South Africa between Wolmaransstad, Delareyville and StellaEastern-north South Africa, from Malelane and Komatipoort to Maputo in MozambiqueCentral-east South Africa, Duiwelskloof and MagoebaskloofCentral-north South Africa, from Standerton to Johannesburg and Pretoria, to Zeerust, also in eastern BotswanaCentral-east South Africa, between Gravelotte, Letaba and TimbavatiSouth-tropical Africa from the Angolan coast to central MozambiqueMain flowering periodFebruary, early MarchDecember, January, FebruaryFebruary, March, early AprilFebruary, March, AprilJanuary, February, MarchFebruary, MarchFebruary, March, April, occasionally June, JulyHabitlarge dense coloniesusually clumped, sometimes solitarysmall clumps, sometimes solitarysolitarysmall clumps or solitarydense clumpsclumped, sometimes solitaryLeaf dimensionsup to 22 × 5–6 cm17–26 × 3.5–5.5 cm± 40 × 8–10 cmup to 45 × 9 cmup to 20–25 × 6–7 cmup to 60 × 3.5 cm15–30 × 6–7 cmLeaf colourdull greendull mid greenpale yellowish green to dull green; duller on lower surfacedull bluish greendull somewhat milky green; paler on lower surfacedark green; paler on lower surfacedull greenLeaf upper surfacewith numerous oval white more or less confluent spots in irregular undulating transverse bandswith numerous scat- tered white spots arranged in irregular transverse bandsobscurely lineate, with obscure large dull white oval confluent spots more or less arranged in undulating interrupted transverse bandswith numerous dull white elongate spots scarcely arranged in undulating transverse bandswith numerous dull white oval spots more or less confluent in interrupted undulating transverse bandswith large dull to distinct whitish elongated spots arranged more or less in undulating interrupted transverse bandswith copious whitish oblong spots in transverse bandsLeaf lower surfaceobscurely lineate, sometimes without spots, usually with clear or obscure oval white spots more or less arranged in well-defined undulating transverse bandswith white spots in more distinct transverse bands, sometimes confluent to yield a milky green surfaceobscurely lineate, usually without spotswith larger more obscure spots that are more obviously arranged in undulating transverse bandsobscurely lineate, usually with fewer duller white spots arranged in more obscure bandsusually with distinct spots that are more confluent and in more pronounced bands that on upper surfacesometimes more distinctly marked than the upper surfaceInflorescence height± 0.66 m0.65–0.75 mup to 2 m1.75–2.00 m1.0–1.5 m± 1 m1.0–1.6 mFloral bractsup to 15 mm long5–9 mm longup to ± 7–10 mm long12–15 mm longup to 5–7 mm longup to 10 mm long10–12 mm longPedicelsup to 15 mm long10–12 mm longup to 6–9 mm long12–15 mm longup to 10–15 mm longup to 10 mm long6–7 mm longInflorescence branching5–7-branched from middle5–7-branched from above middle± 8-branched, usually from above middle8–12-branched from about middle5–8-branched from above middle6–10-branched from above middle4–12- branched from above middlePerianth colourcoral redlight pink to usually bright redpale dull brick- redrose-redflesh-pink to dull coral redflesh-pink to pale pinkish reddull red to pinkish redFlower dimensions30–33 mm long, 9–10 mm across ovary, constricted to 5–6 mm, 7 mm across tube20–25 mm long, ± 6 mm across ovary, constricted to ± 3 mm, 6–7 mm across tube30 mm long, 9 mm across ovary, constricted to 5.5 mm, 7 mm across tube38–42 mm long, 10–11 mm across ovary, constricted to 6 mm, 8–9 mm across tube36 mm long, 9–10 mm across ovary, constricted to 5 mm, 7 mm across tube30 mm long, 7–8 mm across ovary, constricted to 5 mm, 9 mm across tube30–35 mm long, 7–9 mm across ovary, constricted to 4–5 mm, 7–8 mm across tube