Aloinopsis luckhoffii

Aloinopsis luckhoffii
Aloinopsis luckhoffii growing in Goegap Nature Reserve, Namaqualand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Aloinopsis
Species:
A. luckhoffii
Binomial name
Aloinopsis luckhoffii
(L.Bolus) L.Bolus
Synonyms[1]
  • Aloinopsis lodewykii L.Bolus
  • Aloinopsis setifera (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Aloinopsis villetii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Nananthus lodewykii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Nananthus luckhoffii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Nananthus setifer (L.Bolus) G.D.Rowley
  • Nananthus villetii L.Bolus
  • Titanopsis luckhoffii L.Bolus (1931) (basionym)
  • Titanopsis setifera L.Bolus

Aloinopsis luckhoffii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aloinopsis. It is a succulent subshrub native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa, where it grows in deserts or dry shrublands.[1] Like other Aloinopsis it grows in a rosette of leaves close to the ground. It has angular leaves that are covered by small, white tooth-like protrusions.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Aloinopsis luckhoffii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  2. ^ Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.