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. 用于区分夏花具斑芦荟斑马芦荟复合群（Aloe zebrina -complex）内各物种的形态性状

| 性状 | A. ammophila | A. braamvanwykii | A. komatiensis | A. lettyae | A. transvaalensis | A. vandermerwei | A. zebrina |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 主要地理分布范围 | 南非中北部，彼得斯堡（Polokwane）周边及以北区域 | 南非西北省南部，介于沃尔马伦斯塔德、德拉雷维尔与斯特拉之间 | 南非东北东部，从马勒兰、科马蒂普特延伸至莫桑比克马普托 | 南非中东部，杜伊韦尔斯克洛弗与马戈巴斯克洛弗地区 | 南非中北部，从斯坦德顿至约翰内斯堡、比勒陀利亚，延伸至泽勒斯特，同时见于博茨瓦纳东部 | 南非中东部，介于格拉沃洛特、莱塔巴与廷巴瓦蒂之间 | 南非热带区域，从安哥拉海岸至莫桑比克中部 |
| 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 | 大型致密丛生群 | 通常丛生，有时单生 | 小型丛生群，有时单生 | 单生 | 小型丛生群或单生 | 致密丛生群 | 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 |
| 叶片颜色 | 暗绿色 | 暗深绿色 | 淡黄绿色至暗绿色；下表面颜色更暗淡 | 暗蓝绿色 | 略带乳色的暗绿色；下表面颜色更浅 | 深绿色；下表面颜色更浅 | 暗绿色 |
| 叶片上表面 | 具大量椭圆形白色斑点，呈不规则起伏的横向带，且多数斑点相互融合 | 具大量散生白色斑点，排列为不规则横向带 | 具模糊的线条纹，带有模糊的大型暗白色椭圆形融合斑点，大致排列为起伏的间断横向带 | 具大量暗白色长条形斑点，几乎不成起伏的横向带排列 | 具大量暗白色椭圆形斑点，多数相互融合，形成间断的起伏横向带 | 具大型暗白色至明显的白色长条形斑点，大致排列为起伏的间断横向带 | 具大量白色长圆形斑点，呈横向带分布 |
| 叶片下表面 | 具模糊线条纹，有时无斑点，通常具清晰或模糊的椭圆形白色斑点，大致排列为轮廓清晰的起伏横向带 | 白色斑点排列为更清晰的横向带，有时融合后使表面呈乳绿色 | 具模糊线条纹，通常无斑点 | 具更大、更模糊的斑点，明显排列为起伏的横向带 | 具模糊线条纹，通常具更少、更暗淡的白色斑点，排列为更模糊的带 | 通常具明显斑点，斑点更易融合，且形成的带比上表面更显著 | 有时斑纹比上表面更清晰 |
| 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 | 长达15 mm | 5–9 mm | 约7–10 mm | 12–15 mm | 长达5–7 mm | 长达10 mm | 10–12 mm |
| 花梗 | 长达15 mm | 10–12 mm | 长达6–9 mm | 12–15 mm | 长达10–15 mm | 长达10 mm | 6–7 mm |
| 花序分枝数 | 中部以上具5–7个分枝 | 中部以上具5–7个分枝 | 约8个分枝，通常生于中部以上 | 中部约具8–12个分枝 | 中部以上具5–8个分枝 | 中部以上具6–10个分枝 | 中部以上具4–12个分枝 |
| 花被片颜色 | 珊瑚红色 | 淡粉色至通常为亮红色 | 淡暗砖红色 | 玫瑰红色 | 肉粉色至暗珊瑚红色 | 肉粉色至淡粉红色 | 暗红色至粉红色 |
| 花的尺寸 | 长30–33 mm，子房处宽9–10 mm，缢缩至5–6 mm，花被筒宽7 mm | 长20–25 mm，子房处宽约6 mm，缢缩至约3 mm，花被筒宽6–7 mm | 长30 mm，子房处宽9 mm，缢缩至5.5 mm，花被筒宽7 mm | 长38–42 mm，子房处宽10–11 mm，缢缩至6 mm，花被筒宽8–9 mm | 长36 mm，子房处宽9–10 mm，缢缩至5 mm，花被筒宽7 mm | 长30 mm，子房处宽7–8 mm，缢缩至5 mm，花被筒宽9 mm | 长30–35 mm，子房处宽7–9 mm，缢缩至4–5 mm，花被筒宽7–8 mm |