Aloe forbesii
Aloe forbesii is a species of the genus Aloe in the subfamily Asphodelus ( Asphodeloideae ). The specific epithet honors forbesii the Scottish naturalist and collector Henry Ogg Forbes.
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Description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe forbesii grows stemless or short stem -forming, is easy or form small groups. The 16 to 20 lanceolate pointed leaves form dense rosettes. The dull green leaf blade is 25 inches long and 6-7 inches wide. The bright teeth on the leaf margin are 0.5 to 1 mm long and are 4 to 8 mm apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence consists of five or more branches and reaches a length of 60 to 80 centimeters. The loose, cylindrical clusters are 10 to 25 inches long and 5 inches wide. The bracts have a length of 3 to 4 millimeters and 1.5 millimeters wide. The flowers are bright scarlet in the lower third, and are also yellowish. They stand at 10 to 12 mm long pedicles. The flowers are 22 to 24 millimeters long and short narrowed at its base. Above the ovary, the flowers are narrowed and then extended to the mouth. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of about 6 to 7 millimeters. The stamens and the style protrude 2 mm from the flower.
Genetics
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Systematics and distribution
Aloe forbesii is common on Socotra.
The first description by Isaac Bayley Balfour was published in 1903.