Aloe hankeyi (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae; Aloe sect. Leptoaloe), a new species from northern South Africa

A new species of Aloe (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), A. hankeyi, which belongs in A. sect. Leptoaloe is described from northern South Africa. The new species has affinities with A. cooperi and A. verecunda, from both of which it can be separated on vegetative and reproductive characters.