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FIGURE 6 in Aloe ×selmarii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new nothospecies from South Africa, with A. davyana var. davyana and A. parvibracteata as parents

FIGURE 6. Flowers of Aloe davyana are somewhat variable in colour, with flesh pink being most common. Note the whitish margins of the perigone segments. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith.

FIGURE 5 in Aloe ×selmarii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new nothospecies from South Africa, with A. davyana var. davyana and A. parvibracteata as parents

FIGURE 5. The leaves of Aloe davyana are borne erectly and tightly packed in low-growing rosettes. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith.

FIGURE 4 in Aloe ×selmarii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new nothospecies from South Africa, with A. davyana var. davyana and A. parvibracteata as parents

FIGURE 4. Aloe davyana, here growing near Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, is the other parent of A. ×selmarii. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith.

FIGURE 3 in Aloe ×selmarii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new nothospecies from South Africa, with A. davyana var. davyana and A. parvibracteata as parents

FIGURE 3. The form of Aloe parvibracteata with uniformly orange flowers, as here, is one of the parents of A. ×selmarii. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith.

FIGURE 7 in Aloe ×selmarii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new nothospecies from South Africa, with A. davyana var. davyana and A. parvibracteata as parents

FIGURE 7. The leaves of Aloe ×selmarii are purple-infused, but also, like those of A. davyana, borne erectly, not near-horizontal as in A. parvibracteata. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith.

FIGURE 1 in Aloe ×selmarii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new nothospecies from South Africa, with A. davyana var. davyana and A. parvibracteata as parents

FIGURE 1. Flower colour is variable in Aloe parvibracteata. This red-flowered form grows near the Pongolapoortdam in the northeastern KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith.

FIGURE 2 in Aloe ×selmarii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new nothospecies from South Africa, with A. davyana var. davyana and A. parvibracteata as parents

FIGURE 2. With its often near-horizontal leaf disposition, the rosettes of Aloe parvibracteata usually have a flat appearance. This purpleleaved form of the species grows sympatrically with the spotted-leaved form illustrated in Figure 1. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith.

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FIGURE 2. Aloiampelos tenuior var. ernstii. A in Aloiampelos tenuior var. ernstii, a new orange-flowered variety of rambling aloe (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae)

FIGURE 2. Aloiampelos tenuior var. ernstii. A. Apical, leafy portion of two stems with inflorescences. B. Close-up of an inflorescence showing the relatively short, orange, green-tipped flowers. C. Note the short peduncle. D. Dr Ernst J. van Jaarsveld (1953–) after whom A. tenuior var. ernstii is named. All photographs by Gideon F. Smith.

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FIGURE 1 in Aloiampelos tenuior var. ernstii, a new orange-flowered variety of rambling aloe (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae)

FIGURE 1. Aloiampelos tenuior var. tenuior (A–B) and A. tenuior var. rubriflora (C–D). A. Apical, leafy portion of a stem with inflorescences. B. Close-up of an inflorescence. C. Apical, leafy portion of a stem. D. Close-up of an inflorescence. E. The horticulturally popular cultivar A. tenuior var. tenuior 'Gamtoos' is very floriferous. Photographs by Gideon F. Smith (A–C, E) and Estrela Figueiredo (D).

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FIGURE 1. Aloe immaculata. A in Aloe immaculata and A. affinis (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), two endemics from northern and eastern South Africa, are different maculate aloe species

FIGURE 1. Aloe immaculata. A. Plant in habitat at Chuenespoort, Limpopo province, South Africa. B. Plant in habitat south of Polokwane, Limpopo province, South Africa. The flowers of this form are coral red. C. The colour of the immaculate leaves varies from dull green to brownish green. D. The racemes are sub-capitate to conical and round-topped. Photographs: Gideon F. Smith.

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FIGURE 3 in Aloe immaculata and A. affinis (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), two endemics from northern and eastern South Africa, are different maculate aloe species

FIGURE 3. Known natural geographical distribution range of Aloe immaculata (red on the map) and A. affinis (orange on the map).

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FIGURE 2. Aloe affinis. A in Aloe immaculata and A. affinis (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), two endemics from northern and eastern South Africa, are different maculate aloe species

FIGURE 2. Aloe affinis. A. Plant in habitat along Schoemanskloof, Mpumalanga province, South Africa. B. Inflorescences are cylindricalacuminate, i.e., more cylindrical than in A. immaculata, and round-topped. C. Leaves of the species are generally yellowish green. Photographs: Gideon F. Smith.

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FIGURE 2. Bulbine capitata. A in Bulbine decastroi (Asphodelaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae), a new peatland species with grass tuft-like rosettes from Mpumalanga, South Africa

FIGURE 2. Bulbine capitata. A. Growing in a recently burned grassland. Note the arid substrate. B. The leaves are most often much broader than those of B. decastroi. C. Close-up of a raceme and flowers. Note the long pedicels. All photographs: Neil R. Crouch.

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FIGURE 1. Bulbine decastroi. A in Bulbine decastroi (Asphodelaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae), a new peatland species with grass tuft-like rosettes from Mpumalanga, South Africa

FIGURE 1. Bulbine decastroi. A. In its natural peatland habitat. The peatland burned a few months before the photograph was taken. Note the high water table in the bottom right of the image. B. This section of the peatland did not burn. The vegetation is very dense. C. Contractile roots. D. A dense cluster of 40 rosettes. Note the glaucous sheen to the leaves. E. Close-up of racemes and flowers. F. Tony de Castro (1970–) after whom B. decastroi is named. Bulbine decastroi grows in the foreground. All photographs: Gideon F. Smith.

FIGURE 3. A in Aloe ×retiefii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new nothospecies from northeastern South Africa, with A. globuligemma and A. marlothii as parents

FIGURE 3. A. Plants of Aloe globuligemma, one of the parents of A. ×retiefii, is medium-sized and stemless. B. Close-up of the flowers of A. globuligemma. At anthesis the flowers are distinctly clavate, while the buds are more or less globular. Photographs: Gideon F. Smith.

FIGURE 2 in Aloe ×retiefii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new nothospecies from northeastern South Africa, with A. globuligemma and A. marlothii as parents

FIGURE 2. At its type locality near Lobatse, southeastern Botswana, the tree-like Aloe marlothii occurs in dense colonies. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith.

FIGURE 1. A in Aloe ×retiefii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new nothospecies from northeastern South Africa, with A. globuligemma and A. marlothii as parents

FIGURE 1. A. Aloe marlothii, one of the parents of A. ×retiefii, is a tall-growing, single-stemmed species. B. Close-up of an inflorescence and the secund, cylindric-clavate flowers of A. marlothii. The form illustrated here has monochromatic, orange buds and flowers. Photographs: Gideon F. Smith.

FIGURE 5. A in Aloe ×retiefii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new nothospecies from northeastern South Africa, with A. globuligemma and A. marlothii as parents

FIGURE 5. A. Some plants of Aloe ×retiefii have oblique rather than horizontal racemes. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith. B. J.A. 'Kotie' Retief, who is commemorated in A. ×retiefii, standing in front of the nothospecies here named for him. Photograph taken by Gideon F. Smith on 04 August 2020 at Gariep Plants, a succulent plant nursery established by Kotie in 1994.

FIGURE 4. A in Aloe ×retiefii (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a new nothospecies from northeastern South Africa, with A. globuligemma and A. marlothii as parents

FIGURE 4. A. Plants of Aloe ×retiefii vary from stemless, as here, to short-stemmed. The leaves are most commonly glaucous. B. A form of A. ×retiefii with horizontal racemes. C. Close-up of the yellow, cylindric-clavate, open flowers and orange buds of A. ×retiefii. Photographs: Gideon F. Smith.