Aloe haemanthifolia
Aloe haemanthifolia
Aloe haemanthifolia is a plant of the genus of aloes in the subfamily Asphodelus ( Asphodeloideae ). The specific epithet haemanthifolia derives from the genus Haemanthus and the Latin word for folius, leafy ' and refers to the leaves of the Art
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Description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe haemanthifolia growing stemless, sprouts and usually forming dense groups. The ten to 16 hand-shaped leaves are arranged in two rows. The blade tip is blunt rounded up and finely notched. Your cloudy Glauk - green leaf blade is up to 18 inches long and 8 inches wide. The sheet surface is smooth, the leaf margin reddish. Marginal teeth are not present.
Inflorescences and flowers
The simple inflorescence is up to 45 inches long. The capitate grapes are 4 to 5 inches long and consist of about 30 flowers. The lanceolate pointed bracts have a length of up to 25 millimeters and are 6-7 millimeters wide. The scarlet, slightly club-shaped flowers appear in 25 to 35 millimeters long pedicles. They are 38 mm long and narrowed at its base. Above the ovary, they are gradually expanded to its muzzle. Your outer tepals are not fused almost to their base, each other. The stamens do not protrude and the stylus barely protrudes out from the flower.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe haemanthifolia is widespread in the South African Western Cape Province in humid climates in the grass on rocky slopes at altitudes of about 1200 meters.
The first description by Rudolf Marloth and Alwin Berger was published in 1905.