Asphodelaceae
Franschhoek aloe
Kumara plicatilis
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Kumara
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Common names
By language (7)
- Afrikaans
- Waaieraalwyn
- arz
- الالوه بليكاتيليس
- Chinese
- 重塔盧薈, 重塔芦荟
- Dutch
- Waaieraalwijn, Waaieraloë
- English
- Franschhoek aloe
- Russian
- Алоэ складчатое
- Swedish
- Solfjäderaloe
Synonyms
- Aloe disticha var. plicatilis L.
- Aloe flabelliformis Salisb.
- Aloe lingua Thunb.
- Aloe linguiformis L.f.
- Aloe plicatilis (L.) Mill.
- Aloe plicatilis (L.) Burm.f.
- Aloe plicatilis var. major Salm-Dyck
- Aloe tripetala Medik.
- Kumara disticha Medik.
- Rhipidodendrum distichum (Medik.) Willd.
- Rhipidodendrum plicatile (L.) Haw.
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Esculapio, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeremy Gilmore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacques van der Merwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.