Genus Kumara Medik.

Possible synonym of Aloe L.


Summary
Genus number:
29780
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:
Asphodeloideae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Madrid ICN Art. 14.9 & App. III)

There are no associated species records for this genus in GRIN.

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References:
  1. Appelquist, W. L. 2014. Report of the nomenclature committee for vascular plants: 66. Taxon 63:1364. Note: proposal recommended
  2. Grace, O. M. et al. 2013. A revised generic classification for Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae). Phytotaxa 76:7-14. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.76.1.2. Note: accepts
  3. Klopper, R. R. et al. 2013. (2144) Proposal to conserve the name Kumara (Asphodelaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 62:629-630. Note: accepts
  4. Manning, J. et al. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and generic classification of Asphodelaceae subfamily Alooideae: a final resolution of the prickly issue of polyphyly in the alooids? Syst. Bot. 39:55-74. DOI: 10.1600/036364414X678044. Note: accepts
  5. Rowley, G. D. 2013. Generic concepts in the Alooideae Part 3 - the phylogenetic story. Alsterworthia Int. 13(2):24-26.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=29780. Accessed 15 April 2026.