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Aloe cooperi

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Monocots

Family
  
Asphodelaceae

Rank
  
Species

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Asphodeloideae

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Similar
  
Aloe alooides, Aloe babatiensis, Aloe ballii, Aloe arenicola, Aloe haemanthifolia

Aloe cooperi, also known as Cooper's aloe and as iPutumane in Zulu, is a succulent species that is endemic to Southern Africa. It has significant cultural and economic value to the Zulu people of South Africa.

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Distribution

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This plant can be found along the southern warm coastal parts of Kwazulu-Natal and north up to the colder mountainous regions of Swaziland and Mpumalanga.

Uses


  • Young shoots and flowers are often cooked and eaten as vegetables by the Zulu people, they also believe that smoke from burning leaves in the cattle kraal will prevent the effects on cattle of eating improper food.
  • The plant's juice has been fed to horses to rid them of ticks.
  • The plant attracts nectar feeding birds, this made it a popular garden plant in South Africa.

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    References

    Aloe cooperi Wikipedia
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