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'''''Astroloba''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|subfamily]] [[Asphodeloideae]],<ref name=APweb>{{citation |last=Stevens |first=P.F. |year=2001 onwards |title=Asphodeloideae |url=http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Asphodelaceae |work=APweb |accessdate=2013-06-09 }}</ref> native to the [[Cape Province]] of [[South Africa]].<ref name=WCSP_275871>{{Citation |chapter=''Astroloba''|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=275871 |accessdate=2013-06-09}}</ref> The name of the genus is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''astros'', star, and ''lobos'', lobe, and refers to the starlike shape of the [[petal]]s.<ref name=EgglNewt10>{{citation |first1=Urs |last1=Eggli |first2=Leonard E. |last2=Newton |title=Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names |publisher=Springer |publication-place=Berlin/Heidelberg |year=2010 |isbn=978-3-642-05597-3 }}, p. 17</ref>
'''''Astroloba''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|subfamily]] [[Asphodeloideae]],<ref name=APweb>{{citation |last=Stevens |first=P.F. |year=2001 onwards |title=Asphodeloideae |url=http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Asphodelaceae |work=APweb |accessdate=2013-06-09 }}</ref> native to the [[Cape Province]] of [[South Africa]].<ref name=WCSP_275871>{{Citation |chapter=''Astroloba''|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=275871 |accessdate=2013-06-09}}</ref>
They bear regular, sharp, triangular, succulent leaves along their symmetrical columnar stems. They are slow growing, and their longer stems tend to sprawl in their rocky natural habitat. They bear small, regular white flowers, clustered on slender racemes.
The name of the genus is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''astros'', star, and ''lobos'', lobe, and refers to the starlike shape of the [[petal]]s. They are very closely related to the Haworthia genus, but are distinguished by their flowers being regular and not double-tipped.<ref name=EgglNewt10>{{citation |first1=Urs |last1=Eggli |first2=Leonard E. |last2=Newton |title=Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names |publisher=Springer |publication-place=Berlin/Heidelberg |year=2010 |isbn=978-3-642-05597-3 }}, p. 17</ref>


==Species==
==Species==

Revision as of 19:30, 11 August 2013

Astroloba
Astroloba sp. in cultivation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Tribe: Aloeae
Genus: Astroloba
Uitewaal[1]

Astroloba is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Asphodeloideae,[2] native to the Cape Province of South Africa.[1]

They bear regular, sharp, triangular, succulent leaves along their symmetrical columnar stems. They are slow growing, and their longer stems tend to sprawl in their rocky natural habitat. They bear small, regular white flowers, clustered on slender racemes.

The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words astros, star, and lobos, lobe, and refers to the starlike shape of the petals. They are very closely related to the Haworthia genus, but are distinguished by their flowers being regular and not double-tipped.[3]

Species

As of June 2013, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted seven species:[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Astroloba", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-06-09
  2. ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), "Asphodeloideae", APweb, retrieved 2013-06-09 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2010), Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names, Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3, p. 17
  4. ^ Search for "Astroloba", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-06-09
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