Aloe corallina
Aloe corallina is a species of the genus Aloe in the subfamily Asphodelus ( Asphodeloideae ). The specific epithet corallina is derived from Latin, it means, coral ' and refers to the flower color.
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Description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe corallina usually grows individually and stem -forming. The stem has a diameter of 0.5 centimeters. The long lanceolate pointed leaves form dense rosettes. The gray-green, light frosted leaf blade is about 50 inches long and 11 inches wide. The leaf surface is lined indistinct. On young foliage leaves red-brown teeth on the leaf margin are tiny. In mature foliage leaves they are missing.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence consists of two to three branches. The fairly dense, cylindrical clusters are 17 to 28 inches long. The oblong- pointed bracts have a length of 10 to 15 millimeters. The coral red flowers are at 10 to 17 mm long pedicles. The flowers are 28 to 35 millimeters long and short narrowed at its base. About the ovary, the flowers are expanded to the middle and finally narrowed towards the mouth. Your outer tepals are fused together on a length of 20 millimeters. The stamens and the style protrude approximately 5 mm from the flower.
Systematics, distribution and hazard
Aloe corallina is widespread in Namibia cliff walls.
The first description by Inez Clare Verdoorn was published in 1979.
Aloe corallina is on the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN as "Least Concern ( LC) ," ie, not compromised as in nature, classified.