Aloe cooperi Baker

• Common Name: Cooper's Grass Aloe
• Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae Dumort.

• Country of Origin: South Africa, Kwazulu Natal
• Habitat: In grasslands; plants can be deciduous in winter.

• Uses: Young inflorescences are cooked and eaten by the Zulu people.

Restrictions:

• CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
  

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Accession Data:

• Accession # 201000099
• Source: Silverhill Seeds
• Provenance: near Estcourt, Kwazulu Natal
• Accession Date: 09-14-2010
• Bench: 2206 - XER:Namib / Karoo C
• Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-11-2013

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
• SubFamily: Asphodeloideae
• Tribe:
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References:

http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/aloecooperi.htm

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