Aloe marlothii (Mountain Aloe) is a large succulent with lance-shaped leaves arranged in a dense rosette at the tip of a simple stem …
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Epithet: marlothii
Derivation: Honors Rudolf Marloth (1855–1931), a German-born South African botanist, pharmacist, and analytical chemist best known for his The Flora of South Africa, published in six volumes over nearly 20 years.
Pronunciation: mar-LOTH-ee-eye
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also apply to subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.
Trichodiadema marlothii is a small succulent that forms a dense rounded shrub or mat of intermingled short blue-green leaves with a …
Larryleachia marlothii is a small succulent with erect to spreading, egg-shaped to club-shaped or nearly cylindrical stems with flattened …
Schwantesia marlothii is a small succulent with 3-angled leaves that widen gradually from the base towards the apex and have semi-soft …
Adromischus filicaulis subsp. marlothii is a dwarf, sparingly branched succulent with thick, fleshy, green leaves arranged along …