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Quiver Tree (Kokerboom)

Aloe dichotoma

Photo by Johan Heyns
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Not actually a tree since it belongs to the Aloe family. The San (Bushmen) used it to make quivers for their arrows.

Habitat:

Namaqualand and the south of Namibia.

Reference Links:

Aloe dichotoma

Species ID Suggestions

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rutasandinas
Gran forma delas ramas para poder atrapar algo de roció. bello arbol
Photographed
PublishedApril 18, 2012

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Aloes of Southern Africa

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