aloé-candelabro vs Giant dodder

Aloe arborescens compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aloé-candelabro	Giant dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Asphodelaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aloe	Cuscuta
Species	Aloe arborescens	Cuscuta reflexa

Evolutionary Relationship

aloé-candelabro and Giant dodder share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

aloé-candelabro

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aloé-candelabro	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aloé-candelabro

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

aloé-candelabro

The candelabra aloe (Aloe arborescens) is a species in the genus Aloe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.