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: HonorsĀ Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931), a German-born South African botanist, pharmacist, and analytical chemist, best known for his Flora of South Africa.
Pronunciation: mar-LOTH-ee-eye
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for 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…