Aloe cooperi

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Asphodelaceae/Aloe

At a glance

Occurrence records251

Data sources7

Biological traits21

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Aloe cooperi's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility251 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources21 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF251 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 14

01Narrative

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.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology4

Plant height0.7 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 0.7 m · TRY: 0.15 m

Plant height max1.2 m

Plant height min0.6 m

Seed mass2.97 mg

Life cycle & reproduction6

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formsucculent subshrub

Life spanperennial

Pollination modebiotic

Pollination syndromebird

Raunkiær life formchamaephyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 700 m

Elevation min45 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Aloe cooperi has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Aloe cooperi carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 14 n = 7

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records14–142n range14median14mode4records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 144×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · Oberlander2016

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Vosa, C. G. 1981. Chromosome studies in the Southern African Flora: 4-6. J. S. African Bot. 47: 7–10.

CCDB · book-fedorov — Resende 1937a

CCDB · book-fedorov — Riley H. P. 1959a

CCDB · Oberlander2016 — Vosa, 1981

n 71×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — BRANDHAM, P.E. 1971. Chromosomes of the Liliaceae II, Polyploidy and karyotype variation in the Aloineae. Kew Bull. 25: 381-399.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type251 records

Wild obs. + sensor142

Museum / vouchered109

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO616 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy97% within 1 km

≤100 m 102≤1 km 15≤10 km 2>10 km 2

121 georeferenced · 21 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor142

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 15

15 georeferenced · 94 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence109

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions8 of 11 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Pretoria, ZA	53
Durban, ZA	27
Kew, GB	14
Cape Town, ZA	7
Zürich, CH	1
South African National Biodiversity Institutelocation not on record	1
MSB-3054location not on record	1
Saint Louis, US	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Puerto Ayora, EC	1
LNBG$location not on record	1

11 institutions · 108 of 109 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

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