Aloe tororoana

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Asphodelaceae/Aloe

At a glance

Occurrence records6

Data sources9

Biological traits9

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources9 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page5 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources9 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS6 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF6 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 14

01Narrative

Aloe tororoana ist eine Pflanzenart der Gattung der Aloen in der Unterfamilie der Affodillgewächse (Asphodeloideae). Das Artepitheton tororoana verweist auf das Vorkommen der Art auf dem Tororo-Felsen in Uganda.Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3, S. 241.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFT

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formsucculent subshrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formchamaephyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinesswoody

03Chemical composition6 compounds

Compounds documented for Aloe tororoana across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile3 classes

Anthraquinones and anthrones3

2-pyrone derivatives2

Chromones1

Documented compounds6 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(10R)-1,8-dihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]-10H-anthracen-9-one	present	LOTUS
6-[4-hydroxy-2-methyl-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-4-methoxypyran-2-one	present	LOTUS
7-Methylaloesin	present	LOTUS
Aloenin	present	LOTUS
Aloin B	present	LOTUS
Barbaloin	present	LOTUS

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 tororoana has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Aloe tororoana 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-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 141×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.

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 type6 records

Museum / vouchered6

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO16 km²

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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 1

1 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence6

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 5 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Phoenix, US	2
Pretoria, ZA	1
Kew, GB	1
MHUlocation not on record	1
Saint Louis, US	1

5 institutions · 6 of 6 vouchered records shown

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