Asphodelaceae

Bastard quiver tree

Aloidendron pillansii (L.Guthrie) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Family: Asphodelaceae
Genus: Aloidendron

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Bastard quiver tree: Map of the tree aloe species across southern Africa. Aloidendron. — Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Afrikaans: Basterkokerboom
arz: الالوه بيلانسى
Bulgarian: Пилансиево алое
Chinese: 巨箭筒芦荟, 皮尔兰斯芦荟, 皮爾蘭斯蘆薈, 皮氏芦荟
English: Bastard quiver tree, Giant quiver tree
Ukrainian: Алое Піланса

Synonyms

Aloe dichotoma subsp. pillansii (L.Guthrie) Zonn.
Aloe pillansii L.Guthrie

Photos

Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Lomas, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martin Bergh Snr, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martin Bergh Snr, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martin Bergh Snr, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Votpuske, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.