- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77198032-1
- Publication
- Aloe; Mondstuk van die Suid-Afrikaanse Aalwyn- en Vetplant Vereniging. Journal of the South African Aloe and Succulent Society. Pretoria
- Collation
- 32: 81
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Asphodelaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- G. & F.Williamson 4208
- Locality
- Sperrgebeit N. of Rooiberg Witsputs 2716 BB
- Collection Date
- Jul 1989
- Type Herbaria
- holotype NBG
- Distribution Of Types
- Namibia (Southern Africa, Africa)
Remarks
The specific epithet is derived from the Medusa-head appearance of tangled leaves, resembling the snake-head of the Gorgon in Greek mythology.