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表1 夏花斑点芦荟斑马芦荟复合群（Aloe zebrina -complex）的物种鉴别特征 | 鉴别特征 | 砂生芦荟（A. ammophila） | 布拉姆范韦基芦荟（A. braamvanwykii） | 科马提芦荟（A. komatiensis） | 莱蒂芦荟（A. lettyae） | 德兰士瓦芦荟（A. transvaalensis） | 范德默韦芦荟（A. vandermerwei） | 斑马芦荟（A. zebrina） | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 主要地理分布范围 | 南非中北部，大致在波罗瓜尼（Polokwane）周边及以北区域 | 南非西北省南部，位于沃尔马伦斯塔德（Wolmaransstad）、德拉雷维尔（Delareyville）和斯特拉（Stella）之间 | 南非东北区域，从马勒兰（Malelane）、科马提波特（Komatipoort）延伸至莫桑比克马普托（Maputo） | 南非中东部，杜伊韦尔斯克洛夫（Duiwelskloof）和马戈巴斯克洛夫（Magoebaskloof）地区 | 南非中北部，从斯坦德顿（Standerton）延伸至约翰内斯堡、比勒陀利亚，至泽伦斯塔尔（Zeerust），另分布于博茨瓦纳东部 | 南非中东部，位于格拉沃洛特（Gravelotte）、莱塔巴（Letaba）和廷巴瓦蒂（Timbavati）之间 | 南非南部至热带非洲，从安哥拉海岸延伸至莫桑比克中部 | | 主要花期 | 2月，3月初 | 12月、1月、2月 | 2月、3月、4月初 | 2月、3月、4月 | 1月、2月、3月 | 2月、3月 | 2月、3月、4月，偶见于6月、7月 | | 生长习性 | 大型密集丛生群落 | 通常丛生，有时单生 | 小型丛生，有时单生 | 单生 | 小型丛生或单生 | 密集丛生 | 丛生，有时单生 | | 叶片尺寸 | 可达22 × 5–6 cm | 17–26 × 3.5–5.5 cm | 约40 × 8–10 cm | 可达45 × 9 cm | 20–25 × 6–7 cm | 可达60 × 3.5 cm | 15–30 × 6–7 cm | | 叶色 | 暗绿色 | 暗中绿色 | 淡黄绿色至暗绿色；叶背颜色更暗淡 | 暗蓝绿色 | 略带乳浊的暗绿色；叶背颜色更浅 | 深绿色；叶背颜色更浅 | 暗绿色 | | 叶上表面特征 | 具大量椭圆形白色斑点，近乎汇合，呈不规则起伏的横向带状排列 | 具大量散生白色斑点，呈不规则横向带状排列 | 具模糊条纹，具模糊的大型暗白色椭圆形汇合斑点，大致呈起伏间断的横向带状排列 | 具大量暗白色细长斑点，几乎不成起伏的横向带状排列 | 具大量暗白色椭圆形斑点，近乎汇合，呈间断起伏的横向带状排列 | 具大型暗至明显的白色细长斑点，大致呈起伏间断的横向带状排列 | 具大量白色长圆形斑点，呈横向带状排列 | | 叶下表面特征 | 具模糊条纹，有时无斑点，通常具清晰或模糊的椭圆形白色斑点，大致排列成清晰的起伏横向带状 | 白色斑点排列于更清晰的横向带中，有时汇合形成乳浊绿色的叶面 | 具模糊条纹，通常无斑点 | 具更大、更模糊的斑点，更明显地呈起伏横向带状排列 | 具模糊条纹，通常具更少、更暗淡的白色斑点，排列于更模糊的条带中 | 通常具明显斑点，斑点更汇合，且条带比叶上表面更显著 | 有时斑纹比叶上表面更清晰 | | 花序高度 | 约0.66 m | 0.65–0.75 m | 可达2 m | 1.75–2.00 m | 1.0–1.5 m | 约1 m | 1.0–1.6 m | | 花苞片 | 可达15 mm长 | 5–9 mm长 | 约7–10 mm长 | 12–15 mm长 | 5–7 mm长 | 可达10 mm长 | 10–12 mm长 | | 花梗 | 可达15 mm长 | 10–12 mm长 | 6–9 mm长 | 12–15 mm长 | 10–15 mm长 | 可达10 mm长 | 6–7 mm长 | | 花序分枝数 | 从中部生出5–7个分枝 | 从中上部生出5–7个分枝 | 通常从中上部生出约8个分枝 | 从约中部生出8–12个分枝 | 从中上部生出5–8个分枝 | 从中上部生出6–10个分枝 | 从中上部生出4–12个分枝 | | 花被颜色 | 珊瑚红色 | 淡粉色至通常亮红色 | 暗淡的淡砖红色 | 玫瑰红色 | 肉粉色至暗淡的珊瑚红色 | 肉粉色至淡粉红色 | 暗红色至粉红色 | | 花部尺寸 | 长30–33 mm，子房处直径9–10 mm，缢缩至5–6 mm，花管直径7 mm | 长20–25 mm，子房处直径约6 mm，缢缩至约3 mm，花管直径6–7 mm | 长30 mm，子房处直径9 mm，缢缩至5.5 mm，花管直径7 mm | 长38–42 mm，子房处直径10–11 mm，缢缩至6 mm，花管直径8–9 mm | 长36 mm，子房处直径9–10 mm，缢缩至5 mm，花管直径7 mm | 长30 mm，子房处直径7–8 mm，缢缩至5 mm，花管直径9 mm | 长30–35 mm，子房处直径7–9 mm，缢缩至4–5 mm，花管直径7–8 mm |