Aloe albiflora
Aloe albiflora is a plant of the genus of aloes in the subfamily Asphodelus ( Asphodeloideae ). The specific epithet is derived from the albiflora Latin words albus for white ' and florus - for, - flowered ' from.
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Description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe albiflora growing stemless, clumping and forming small clumps with fusiform roots. Your ten - linear narrowed leaves form a rosette. The gray-green leaf blade is 15 inches long and as wide. The upper leaf surface has numerous small opaque white spots. The soft to firm cartilaginous teeth on the leaf margin are 0.5 to 1 millimeter long.
Inflorescences and flowers
The simple inflorescence reaches a height of 30 to 36 inches. The loose clusters are 9 inches long and consist of about 18 flowers. The egg-shaped and narrowed bracts long have a length of 5 to 6 mm and 2 mm wide. The white flowers are at 8 mm long pedicles. The bell-shaped flowers are 10 mm long and rounded at their base. At its mouth, they have a diameter of 14 millimeters. Your outer tepals are not attached to the base towards each other. The stamens protrude 8 millimeters, the stylus protrudes 9 mm from the flower.
Systematics, distribution and hazard
Aloe albiflora is widespread in Madagascar.
The first description by André Guillaumin was published in 1940. A synonym is nomenklatorisches Guillauminia albiflora ( Guillaumin ) A.Bertrand (1956).
Aloe is albiflora out in Appendix I of the CITES Convention.