Aloe hereroensis
Aloe hereroensis
Aloe hereroensis is a plant of the genus of aloes in the subfamily Asphodelus ( Asphodeloideae ). The specific epithet refers to hereroensis the presence of the species in the areas inhabited by the Herero.
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- 3.2 Notes and references
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe hereroensis growing stemless or very short stem forming a rule, is usually solitary or form small groups. Occasionally a up to 1 meter long stem is formed in old age. The 30 - lanceolate deltoids leaves form a tight rosette. The strong Glauce, indistinctly lined up ridged leaf blade is 30 to 40 inches long and 6-8 inches wide. On the underside of leaves are sometimes few or many irregularly scattered, whitish spots available. The pungent, sometimes double-headed, reddish -brown to brownish teeth on the leaf margin are 3-4 millimeters long and are 8 to 15 millimeters apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence has four to eight branches and is about 100 inches long. The lower branches are occasionally branched again. The dense, capitate, ebensträußigen grapes are 6 to 8 inches long and 8 to 10 inches wide. The lanceolate - deltoids, narrowed bracts have a length of 20 millimeters and 30 millimeters wide. The normally orange flowers stand at 30 to 50 mm long pedicles. However, you can also have different red or yellow tones. The flowers are 25 to 35 millimeters long and rounded at the base. At the level of the ovary, they have a diameter of 7 to 8 mm. Your outer tepals are fused together on a length of 14 to 20 mm. The stamens protrude 2-4 mm and the stylus protrudes 5 mm from the flower.
Genetics
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Systematics and distribution
Aloe hereroensis is widespread in the south of Angola, Namibia and the South African provinces of West and Free State.
The first description by Adolf Engler was published in 1888.
Synonyms are Aloe var hereroensis hereroensis, aloe orpeniae Schönland (1905 ), Aloe hereroensis var orpeniae ( Schönland ) A.Berger (1908 ) and Aloe hereroensis var lutea A.Berger (1908 ).