Succulent plant diversity as natural capital

OM Grace - Plants, People, Planet, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Drought‐tolerant plants are increasingly recognized as a
resource to mitigate the consequences of climate change. Succulent plants use stored water …

[HTML][HTML] Current perspectives on the economic botany of the genus Aloe L.(Xanthorrhoeaceae)

OM Grace - South African Journal of Botany, 2011 - Elsevier
Aloe L.(Xanthorrhoeaceae) is a genus of over 500 species found on the African continent,
Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar and eastern Indian Ocean Islands. It is valued by people at …

[HTML][HTML] The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status

I Darbyshire, J Timberlake, J Osborne, S Rokni… - PhytoKeys, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An annotated checklist of the 271 strict-endemic taxa (235 species) and 387 near-endemic
taxa (337 species) of vascular plants in Mozambique is provided. Together, these taxa …

A revised generic classification for Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae)

OM Grace, RR Klopper, GF Smith, NR Crouch… - …, 2013 - phytotaxa.mapress.com
Abstract The predominantly southern African Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae
(Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae) has long been regarded as comprising seven so …

[HTML][HTML] Cape aloe bitters–past and present

T Brendler, IE Cock - South African Journal of Botany, 2022 - Elsevier
Aloe and Aloe products have at a long history of use dating back to antiquity. Use and trade
were originally dominated by Barbados or Curaçao (A. vera), and Socotra aloe (A. perryi) …

Reinstatement of Aloe davyana (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a winter-flowering species endemic to central-northeastern South Africa

GF Smith, RR Klopper, NR Crouch, E Figueiredo - Phytotaxa, 2020 - biotaxa.org
Abstract Aloe davyana (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a winter-flowering aloe that is
endemic to the north-central interior of South Africa, is reinstated at the rank of species …

Treatment of skin disorders with Aloe materials

H Svitina, R Swanepoel, J Rossouw… - Current …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
The skin is the largest organ and functions as a barrier to protect the underlying tissues
against the elements and pathogens, while also fulfilling many physiological roles and …

The botanical exploration of Angola by Germans during the 19th and 20th centuries, with biographical sketches and notes on collections and herbaria

E Figueiredo, GF Smith… - … -Biodiversity, Evolution and …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
A catalogue of 29 German individuals who were active in the botanical exploration of Angola
during the 19th and 20th centuries is presented. One of these is likely of Swiss nationality …

Optimum Green Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Prepared from an Extract of Aloe fleurentinorum

YMS Jamil, AN Al-Hakimi… - … Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis of metal nanoparticles through the use of plant extract is a process that is not
only simple but also inexpensive, quick, and favorable to the environment. As a result, it is …

Aspects of the taxonomy of Aloe arborescens Mill.(Asphodelaceae: Alooideae)

GF Smith, RR Klopper, E Figueiredo, NR Crouch - Bradleya, 2012 - BioOne
Taxonomic concepts in the morphologically variable Aloe arborescens Mill. are discussed.
Previous approaches to the taxonomy of this species varied from describing aberrant …