The Identity and Typification of Astroloba pentagona (Haw.) Uitewaal (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae), the Type Species of the Genus Astroloba Uitewaal

Steven Molteno; Gideon F. Smith

doi:10.2985/026.025.0105

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Steven Molteno,^1,* Gideon F. Smith^2,3

¹11 Drift Road, Kenwyn, Cape Town, 7780 South Africa. e-mail: stevenmolteno@gmail.com
²2Department of Botany, P.O. Box 77000, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, 6031 South Africa.
³3Centre for Functional Ecology, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra, 3001-455

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Abstract

The identity of Astroloba pentagona (Haw.) Uitewaal (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae), the type species of the genus Astroloba Uitewaal, is clarified. It is shown that the name A. pentagona can be applied to populations of Astroloba from north of the Swartberg Mountains in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The history of the name A. pentagona is discussed, and the description of the species is amplified. An epitype is designated and a geographical distribution map is provided for the species.

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Steven Molteno and Gideon F. Smith "The Identity and Typification of Astroloba pentagona (Haw.) Uitewaal (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae), the Type Species of the Genus Astroloba Uitewaal," Haseltonia 2018(25), 57-71, (28 December 2018). https://doi.org/10.2985/026.025.0105

Received: 27 March 2018; Published: 28 December 2018

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